Urban Labenwolf of Augsburg
Medal
1518 (made)
1518 (made)
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This is a copper alloy medal made by Hans Schwarz in Germany, dated 1518. Schwarz (1492 - after 1521) was the first important German medallist, and this is a version of one of a group of medals made during the Augsburg Imperial Diet of 1518. It isn an obverse only medal representing a bust of Urban Labenwolf. Labenwolf (1487-1554) was a bronze or brass-founder, unlike most of Schwarz's other subjects, who tended to be wealthy partricians, and the two artists may have worked together.
It was bought from the Soulages collection. Jules Soulages (1812-1856) was a collector of French and Italian Renaissance art. After his death his collection was acquired by the Museum. Born in Toulouse in 1803, Jules Soulages practised as a lawyer in Paris and was founding member of the Société Archeologique du Midi de la France. He created an extensive collection of French and Italian Renaissance decorative art from 1825, comprising around 750 objects, including furniture, glass, ceramics, bronzes, enamels and ivories. In the late 1840s Soulages moved back to Toulouse, where Henry Cole viewed his collection in 1855. Subsequent sale negotiations led to the production of a catalogue and two exhibitions in England at the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House, and at the Manchester Art Treasures exhibition respectively, both enhancing the celebrity of the collection, and resulting in its acquisition for the South Kensington Museum. Soulages died on 13 October 1857, aged 54.
It was bought from the Soulages collection. Jules Soulages (1812-1856) was a collector of French and Italian Renaissance art. After his death his collection was acquired by the Museum. Born in Toulouse in 1803, Jules Soulages practised as a lawyer in Paris and was founding member of the Société Archeologique du Midi de la France. He created an extensive collection of French and Italian Renaissance decorative art from 1825, comprising around 750 objects, including furniture, glass, ceramics, bronzes, enamels and ivories. In the late 1840s Soulages moved back to Toulouse, where Henry Cole viewed his collection in 1855. Subsequent sale negotiations led to the production of a catalogue and two exhibitions in England at the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House, and at the Manchester Art Treasures exhibition respectively, both enhancing the celebrity of the collection, and resulting in its acquisition for the South Kensington Museum. Soulages died on 13 October 1857, aged 54.
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Title | Urban Labenwolf of Augsburg (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Copper alloy: Copper 80.1.5, zinc 7.2%, tin 3.5%. Iron, lead and nickel also present. |
Brief description | Medal, copper alloy, Urban Labenwolf of Augsburg, by Hans Schwarz, Germany (Augsburg), dated 1518 |
Physical description | Obverse only: bust of urban Labenwolf to left. Border inscribed. |
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Object history | Provenance: Soulanges. M. Jules Soulanges formed a large collection of decorative art mainly between 1830 and 1840. It was exhibited in Marlborough House, London, sponsored by a group of subscribers in 1856. Several objects were purchased by the then Department of Science and Art between 1859 and 1865. The wood model for this object is in the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen in East Berlin, inv. no. 362-1876. The drawing is in the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, inv I A 14/RS. There is an electrotype copy of this medal (inv. no. 1857-95). |
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Summary | This is a copper alloy medal made by Hans Schwarz in Germany, dated 1518. Schwarz (1492 - after 1521) was the first important German medallist, and this is a version of one of a group of medals made during the Augsburg Imperial Diet of 1518. It isn an obverse only medal representing a bust of Urban Labenwolf. Labenwolf (1487-1554) was a bronze or brass-founder, unlike most of Schwarz's other subjects, who tended to be wealthy partricians, and the two artists may have worked together. It was bought from the Soulages collection. Jules Soulages (1812-1856) was a collector of French and Italian Renaissance art. After his death his collection was acquired by the Museum. Born in Toulouse in 1803, Jules Soulages practised as a lawyer in Paris and was founding member of the Société Archeologique du Midi de la France. He created an extensive collection of French and Italian Renaissance decorative art from 1825, comprising around 750 objects, including furniture, glass, ceramics, bronzes, enamels and ivories. In the late 1840s Soulages moved back to Toulouse, where Henry Cole viewed his collection in 1855. Subsequent sale negotiations led to the production of a catalogue and two exhibitions in England at the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House, and at the Manchester Art Treasures exhibition respectively, both enhancing the celebrity of the collection, and resulting in its acquisition for the South Kensington Museum. Soulages died on 13 October 1857, aged 54. |
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Accession number | 724-1865 |
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Record created | March 2, 2004 |
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