Leonhard von Eck

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Nuremberg (made)

This cast silver medal depicts Leonard von Eck (d.1550), a celebrated jurist and councillor of the Duke of Bavaria, he is shown with his head to the left wearing a cap. On the reverse are an inscription and a coat of arms.

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Coins & Medals Portraits SCRAN
Object type	Medal
Title	Leonhard von Eck (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Silver gilt Silver Gilt
Brief description	Leonhard von Eck, silver gilt medal, Germany (Nuremberg) dated 1527
Physical description	Medal, cast silver: Leonard von Eck (d.1550), a celebrated jurist, councillor of the Duke of Bavaria. Obv.: LEONHART. VON. EGKH. AET. XXXXVI. Head to left, wearing a cap. Rev.: OIS. CARO. FOENV ET. OMNIS. GLORIA. EIVS. QVASI. FLOS.. FOENI. M. DXXVII. A shield of arms.
Dimensions	Diameter: 40mm Weight: 15.5g
Marks and inscriptions	'LEONHARTVONEGKHAETXXXVI' (Obverse) 'MD - XXVII' (Date; Reverse, in the lower part of the field) 'OIS.CARO.FOENV / ET.OMNIS.GLORIA.EIVS / .QVASI.FLOS. / .FOENI.' (Latin; Reverse, upper part of the field) Translation All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field [Isaiah, 40, 6]
Object history	Bought in 1900 for £7 6s 8d from Herr Adolph Hess, Nachfolger, Mainzer Landstrasse 49, Frankfurt-am-Main.
Production	Nuremberg 1525/6/7 group
Subjects depicted	Bust Beading (Edging Pattern) Escutcheon (Coat of Arms) Eck, Leonhard Von
Summary	This cast silver medal depicts Leonard von Eck (d.1550), a celebrated jurist and councillor of the Duke of Bavaria, he is shown with his head to the left wearing a cap. On the reverse are an inscription and a coat of arms.
Bibliographic references	Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135. List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.127
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	829-1900

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Record created	March 2, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94265/leonhard-von-eck-medal-unknown/

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