Augustin Loesch, Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria
Medal
1526 (made)
1526 (made)
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This is a lead medal, made by Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in 1526.
Like many German sculptors, Hagenauer carved his models in wood. This accounts for the accuracy and linear clarity of his work. His medals frequently show the sitter’s head in profile with the shoulders turned frontally and the date sunk into the field of the medal. Many were later copied for wooden gaming pieces. The legend in Latin reads, ‘The image of Augustin Loesch of Hilkers, doctor of law, Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria’.
Hagenauer (1490-1500) was a German wood-carver and medallist. In accordance with his training as a wood-carver he prepared his models in boxwood or pearwood and then cast them in silver, bronze or lead. Hagenauer was active throughout the whole South German area and the Lower Rhine (main work output from the cities: Augsburg, Baden, Swabia, Bonn, Cologne, Munich). His models are very accurate and precise, and exact in the smallest detail. His patrons were fascinated by his models and treasured them as works of art, framed them and sometimes even coloured them. This is the reason also why so many have survived.
Like many German sculptors, Hagenauer carved his models in wood. This accounts for the accuracy and linear clarity of his work. His medals frequently show the sitter’s head in profile with the shoulders turned frontally and the date sunk into the field of the medal. Many were later copied for wooden gaming pieces. The legend in Latin reads, ‘The image of Augustin Loesch of Hilkers, doctor of law, Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria’.
Hagenauer (1490-1500) was a German wood-carver and medallist. In accordance with his training as a wood-carver he prepared his models in boxwood or pearwood and then cast them in silver, bronze or lead. Hagenauer was active throughout the whole South German area and the Lower Rhine (main work output from the cities: Augsburg, Baden, Swabia, Bonn, Cologne, Munich). His models are very accurate and precise, and exact in the smallest detail. His patrons were fascinated by his models and treasured them as works of art, framed them and sometimes even coloured them. This is the reason also why so many have survived.
Object details
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| Title | Augustin Loesch, Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead, cast |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Augustin Loesch Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria, by Friedrich Hagenauer, Germany, 1526 |
| Physical description | Obverse only, bust of Augustin Loesch facing right, clean-shaven, wearing a low hat with upturned flaps, and a gown with a richly decorated collar. |
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| 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 Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in 1526. Like many German sculptors, Hagenauer carved his models in wood. This accounts for the accuracy and linear clarity of his work. His medals frequently show the sitter’s head in profile with the shoulders turned frontally and the date sunk into the field of the medal. Many were later copied for wooden gaming pieces. The legend in Latin reads, ‘The image of Augustin Loesch of Hilkers, doctor of law, Chancellor of the Duchy of Bavaria’. Hagenauer (1490-1500) was a German wood-carver and medallist. In accordance with his training as a wood-carver he prepared his models in boxwood or pearwood and then cast them in silver, bronze or lead. Hagenauer was active throughout the whole South German area and the Lower Rhine (main work output from the cities: Augsburg, Baden, Swabia, Bonn, Cologne, Munich). His models are very accurate and precise, and exact in the smallest detail. His patrons were fascinated by his models and treasured them as works of art, framed them and sometimes even coloured them. This is the reason also why so many have survived. |
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| Accession number | 150-1867 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2004 |
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