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Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of Austria

Medal
ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Marende, Jean (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

This is a gilt bronze medal made by Jean Marende in France in about 1500. The obverse of this medal represents busts of Philibert, Duke of Savoy and his Duchess, Margaret of Austria, and the field partly powdered with daisies and true-love knots. The reverse shows the arms of Savoy and the motto 'FERT.'
Jean Marende was a goldsmith of Bourg-en-Bresse who in 1502 executed a large medal cast in gold of Philibert and Margaret, which was presented to the Princes by the town at their visit there. There are also other specimen in bronze.

Object details

Categories
Medallions
Portraits
Object type
Medal
TitlePhilibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of Austria (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze
Gilt Bronze
Brief description
Medal, gilt bronze, busts of Philibert, eighth Duke of Savoy, and his Duchess Margaret of Austria, by Jean Marende, France, ca. 1500
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4in
Object history
Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865, for £3.
Subjects depicted
Daisies
Arms of Savoy
Philibert, Emmanuel
Margaret (Margaret of Austria)
Summary
This is a gilt bronze medal made by Jean Marende in France in about 1500. The obverse of this medal represents busts of Philibert, Duke of Savoy and his Duchess, Margaret of Austria, and the field partly powdered with daisies and true-love knots. The reverse shows the arms of Savoy and the motto 'FERT.'
Jean Marende was a goldsmith of Bourg-en-Bresse who in 1502 executed a large medal cast in gold of Philibert and Margaret, which was presented to the Princes by the town at their visit there. There are also other specimen in bronze.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. 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. 36
  • Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856, p. 139
  • Scher, Stephen K, The Currency of fame: portrait medals of the Renaissance, New York, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection., 1994 p.311-313
  • cf. Jones, Mark. A Catalogue of the French Medals in the British Museum. London: British Museum Publication, 1982, Vol. 5, pp. 39-4
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
663-1865

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
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