Simprecht Mair
Medal
before 1555 (made)
before 1555 (made)
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This is a lead medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany before 1555. The medal has an obverse which represents the bust of Simprecht Mair facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap.
Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations.
Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Simprecht Mair (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Simprecht Mair, by Matthes Gebel, Germany, before 1555 |
| Physical description | Obv. only, bust of Simprecht Mair facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SIMPRECHT . MAIR . AETATIS . SVE . XXXXIIII' (Obverse) |
| Object history | Provenance: Tross. 140 medals and reliefs were purchased from M. Henri Tross of Paris for £500 by J.C. Robinson for the Museum in 1867. |
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| Summary | This is a lead medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany before 1555. The medal has an obverse which represents the bust of Simprecht Mair facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap. Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 94-1867 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2004 |
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