Philip Melanchton
Medal
1543 (dated)
1543 (dated)
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This medal depicting Philip Melanchthon is made by Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in 1543.
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.
The depicted Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) was the most important German reformer, after Martin Luther.
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.
The depicted Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) was the most important German reformer, after Martin Luther.
Object details
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| Title | Philip Melanchton (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brass |
| Brief description | Medal, brass, Philip Melanchton, by Friedrich Hagenauer, Germany, dated 1543 |
| Physical description | Copper 85.5%, zinc 13.5%. Iron, lead, nickel and tin also present. Obverse: bust to left. Inscritpion. Reverse: Inscritpion. |
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| Credit line | Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Provenance: Murray Bequest. Captain Henry Boyles Murray (d. 1910) bequeathed works of art to the Museum in 1910, along with £50,000, from which there was an annual income of £2000. It was decided by the Museum to spend this on works of German Art of the Renaissance. |
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| Summary | This medal depicting Philip Melanchthon is made by Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in 1543. 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. The depicted Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) was the most important German reformer, after Martin Luther. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 166 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.1094-1910 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2004 |
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