Hans Falk
Medal
1553 (made)
1553 (made)
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This is a lead medal made by the master of the Heidegger medal in Germany in 1553. The medal has only an obverse which represents the bust of Hans Falk facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap.
Habich grouped together a series of medals made between 1553 and 1559, mostly small in size, whose common characteristic is the positioning of the inscriptions on the obverse and reverse between two raised circumference lines. The subjects are men from different cities, suggesting the artist travelled. F. Dworschak cited by Habich suggested they were the work of the Master S. B. (Severin Brachmann?). Habich however believed they were unlikely to be his, and thought they could be by a follower of Lorenz Rosenbaum. The medal attributed to Severin Brachmann, inv. A.392-1910, does not resemble this medal.
Habich grouped together a series of medals made between 1553 and 1559, mostly small in size, whose common characteristic is the positioning of the inscriptions on the obverse and reverse between two raised circumference lines. The subjects are men from different cities, suggesting the artist travelled. F. Dworschak cited by Habich suggested they were the work of the Master S. B. (Severin Brachmann?). Habich however believed they were unlikely to be his, and thought they could be by a follower of Lorenz Rosenbaum. The medal attributed to Severin Brachmann, inv. A.392-1910, does not resemble this medal.
Object details
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| Title | Hans Falk (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Hans Falk of Prague, by the Master of the Heidegger medal, Germany, 1553 |
| Physical description | Obv. only, bust of Hans Falk facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap. With legend. |
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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 the master of the Heidegger medal in Germany in 1553. The medal has only an obverse which represents the bust of Hans Falk facing right, bearded and wearing a low cap. Habich grouped together a series of medals made between 1553 and 1559, mostly small in size, whose common characteristic is the positioning of the inscriptions on the obverse and reverse between two raised circumference lines. The subjects are men from different cities, suggesting the artist travelled. F. Dworschak cited by Habich suggested they were the work of the Master S. B. (Severin Brachmann?). Habich however believed they were unlikely to be his, and thought they could be by a follower of Lorenz Rosenbaum. The medal attributed to Severin Brachmann, inv. A.392-1910, does not resemble this medal. |
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| Accession number | 147-1867 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2004 |
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