Unknown Cardinal
Medal
ca. 1525 - ca. 1530 (made)
ca. 1525 - ca. 1530 (made)
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This is a bass medal made by Friedrich Hagenauer (active 1525-1544) in the 16th century Augsburg, Germany. This medal has only the obverse which represents the bust of an unknown cardinal, facing left, clean-shaven and wearing a coif and hood.
It was argued that this medal is likely to date from after 1526 because the subject is shown with his head in profile, and his shoulders half turned towards the front, a pose believed to date from after 1526. However, earlier medals probably produced by Hagenauer in the anonymous Nuremberg workshop of 1525/7 show the same pose. The date of this medal, therefore, is uncertain.
Hagenauer was primarily a medalist, but is also known to have executed sculpture. He travelled widely in Germany, although he was chiefly active in Augsburg.
It was argued that this medal is likely to date from after 1526 because the subject is shown with his head in profile, and his shoulders half turned towards the front, a pose believed to date from after 1526. However, earlier medals probably produced by Hagenauer in the anonymous Nuremberg workshop of 1525/7 show the same pose. The date of this medal, therefore, is uncertain.
Hagenauer was primarily a medalist, but is also known to have executed sculpture. He travelled widely in Germany, although he was chiefly active in Augsburg.
Object details
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| Title | Unknown Cardinal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brass |
| Brief description | Medal, brass, portrait of an unknown cardinal, by Friedrich Hagenauer, Germany (Augsburg), ca. 1525-1530 |
| Physical description | Brass medal of unknown cardinal. Copper 87.9%, zinc 11.9%. Arsenic, nickel and iron also present. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Soulange Collection. Provenance: Soulanges. M. Jules Soulanges formed a large collection of decorative art mainly between 1830 and 1840. It was exhibited in Marlborough House, London, sponsored by a group of subscribers in 1856. Several objects were purchased by the then Department of Science and Art between 1859 and 1865. There is an electrotype copy of this medal (inv. no. 1857-83). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This is a bass medal made by Friedrich Hagenauer (active 1525-1544) in the 16th century Augsburg, Germany. This medal has only the obverse which represents the bust of an unknown cardinal, facing left, clean-shaven and wearing a coif and hood. It was argued that this medal is likely to date from after 1526 because the subject is shown with his head in profile, and his shoulders half turned towards the front, a pose believed to date from after 1526. However, earlier medals probably produced by Hagenauer in the anonymous Nuremberg workshop of 1525/7 show the same pose. The date of this medal, therefore, is uncertain. Hagenauer was primarily a medalist, but is also known to have executed sculpture. He travelled widely in Germany, although he was chiefly active in Augsburg. |
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| Accession number | 706-1865 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2004 |
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