Saints Philip, James, Andrew and Bartholomew

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	Germany (made) Nuremberg (made)

This is a silver medal made in Germany 1538. The obverse of the medal represents St. Philip and St. James, and the reverse represents St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew.

The style of this medal is similar to some small medals also of 1538 attributed to Matthes Gebel. However it is probably not by him, but by an unknown Nuremberg master.

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Coins & Medals Portraits SCRAN Sculpture
Object type	Medal
Title	Saints Philip, James, Andrew and Bartholomew (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Silver Silver
Brief description	Medal, silver, Saints Philip, St James, Andrew and Bartholomew, Germany (Nuremberg), dated 1538
Dimensions	Diameter: 2cm Weight: 4.8g
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.
Subjects depicted	Bust Saint Toga Apostle Philip (Saint) James (Saint, the Greater) Andrew (Saint) Bartholomew (Saint)
Summary	This is a silver medal made in Germany 1538. The obverse of the medal represents St. Philip and St. James, and the reverse represents St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew. The style of this medal is similar to some small medals also of 1538 attributed to Matthes Gebel. However it is probably not by him, but by an unknown Nuremberg master.
Bibliographic references	Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, p. 111 Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1867. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 19 Katz, V. Die Erzgebirgische Prägemedaille. Prague, 1931, p. 128, no. 227
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	135-1867

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Record created	March 3, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94329/saints-philip-james-andrew-and-medal-unknown/

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