Unknown man
Medal
16th century (made)
16th century (made)
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This medallion is made by Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in the 16th century. The purpose of this piece is uncertain. It may have been a model, although no medals are known to be cast after it.
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.
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 | Unknown man (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pearwood |
| Brief description | Medallion, pearwood, Portrait of an unknown man, by Friedrich Hagenauer, Germany, 16th century |
| Physical description | A hole has been drilled through the top and it is set in a turned mount. Medallion depicts the profile bust to left, within a slightly raised border. In a turned wood mount. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Provenance: Spitzer Collection, bought by Salting, then Salting Bequest. George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909), an Australian who settled in England, bequeathed a large collection of works decorative art to the Museum in 1909. Spitzer Collection. Frédéric Spitzer (b. 1815; d. 1890) was born in Vienna, and settled in Paris in 1852. He amassed a large collection of works of art, which were housed in l'hotel de la rue Villejust, known as the Musée Spitzer. The collection was auctioned in Paris in 1893. |
| Historical context | The purpose of this piece is uncertain. It may have been a model, although no medals are known to be cast after it. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This medallion is made by Friedrich Hagenauer in Germany in the 16th century. The purpose of this piece is uncertain. It may have been a model, although no medals are known to be cast after it. 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 | A.509-1910 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2004 |
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