Count Otto von Solms, Lord of Münzenberg
Medal
ca. 1550 (made)
ca. 1550 (made)
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This is a solnhofen stone medal made by Dietrich Schro in Germany in around 1550. The medal has an obverse only representing the bust of Count Otto von Solms facing left with moustache and part beard, wearing a low hat. The background arabesques on the model recall the work of Joachim Deschler, and the artist was probably influenced by him. The portrait was posthumous, and seems to have been based on Hans Schwarz's medal of the same sitter of 1520. A silver medal after this model is in the Münzkabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden.
Schro (active 1545-1568) was a sculptor active in Mainz. He carved the tombs of the Counts of Solms. For this reason, the group of medals portraying the Courts of Solms and signed ‘D.S.’ have been convincingly attributed to Schro.
Schro (active 1545-1568) was a sculptor active in Mainz. He carved the tombs of the Counts of Solms. For this reason, the group of medals portraying the Courts of Solms and signed ‘D.S.’ have been convincingly attributed to Schro.
Object details
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| Title | Count Otto von Solms, Lord of Münzenberg (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Solnhofen stone |
| Brief description | Medal, Solnhofen stone, Count Otto von Solms, Lord of Münzenberg, by Dietrich Schro, Germany, ca. 1550 |
| Physical description | Obv. only, bust of Count Otto von Solms facing left with moustache and part beard, wearing a low hat. Arabesques incised in the field. |
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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 solnhofen stone medal made by Dietrich Schro in Germany in around 1550. The medal has an obverse only representing the bust of Count Otto von Solms facing left with moustache and part beard, wearing a low hat. The background arabesques on the model recall the work of Joachim Deschler, and the artist was probably influenced by him. The portrait was posthumous, and seems to have been based on Hans Schwarz's medal of the same sitter of 1520. A silver medal after this model is in the Münzkabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden. Schro (active 1545-1568) was a sculptor active in Mainz. He carved the tombs of the Counts of Solms. For this reason, the group of medals portraying the Courts of Solms and signed ‘D.S.’ have been convincingly attributed to Schro. |
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| Accession number | 190-1867 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2004 |
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