Lienhard Meringer
Medal
1526 (made)
1526 (made)
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This medallion, made by Christoph Weiditz, was intended as a model for a medal, casts of which are in the British Museum and the Münzkabinett in Berlin. It is likely to be on of the artist's earliest works, executed soon after his arrival in Augsburg from Swabia. Typical of Weiditz are the widely spaced letters of the inscription and the triangles used to separate its words.
Habich identified the sitter as Lienhard Meringer (probably died 1549), a goldsmith who worked in Augsburg. The medal may form a pair with the medal of Katharina Meringer, an Augsburg citizen and almost certainly Lienhard's wife.
Habich identified the sitter as Lienhard Meringer (probably died 1549), a goldsmith who worked in Augsburg. The medal may form a pair with the medal of Katharina Meringer, an Augsburg citizen and almost certainly Lienhard's wife.
Object details
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| Title | Lienhard Meringer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Boxwood |
| Brief description | Medallion, boxwood, bust of Lienhard Meringer, by Christoph Weiditz, Germany (Augsburg), dated 1526 |
| Physical description | Medallion depicts on obverse the profile bust to the left of Meringer. On the reverse a coat of arms |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Provenance: Salting Bequest. George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909), an Australian who settled in England, bequeathed a large collection of works decorative art to the Museum in 1909. |
| Production | Germany |
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| Summary | This medallion, made by Christoph Weiditz, was intended as a model for a medal, casts of which are in the British Museum and the Münzkabinett in Berlin. It is likely to be on of the artist's earliest works, executed soon after his arrival in Augsburg from Swabia. Typical of Weiditz are the widely spaced letters of the inscription and the triangles used to separate its words. Habich identified the sitter as Lienhard Meringer (probably died 1549), a goldsmith who worked in Augsburg. The medal may form a pair with the medal of Katharina Meringer, an Augsburg citizen and almost certainly Lienhard's wife. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.506-1910 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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