Augusto da Udine
Medal
before 1493 (made)
before 1493 (made)
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This bronze medal depicting the poet Augusto da Udine is ascribed to Maffeo Olivieri, made before 1493, in Venice, Italy. On the reverse is a female figure and the inscription Urania.
Urania in Greek mythology is the muse for astronomy and astrology. She can fortell the future by the constellation of the stars. She is sometimes depicted with a globe in her hands. She usully gazes up into heaven. Many astronomical observatories carry her name (Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich, Antwerp).
Maffeo Olivieri shows in his medals that he was strongly influenced by Fra Antonio his fellow townsman, but his conception of his sitters, with its tendency to pose, is quite different. In his medallic compositions he is fond of bold relief and empty spaces. Most of his medals are excellent casts, and show traces of the fine incised compass-lines used as guides for the inscriptions.
Urania in Greek mythology is the muse for astronomy and astrology. She can fortell the future by the constellation of the stars. She is sometimes depicted with a globe in her hands. She usully gazes up into heaven. Many astronomical observatories carry her name (Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich, Antwerp).
Maffeo Olivieri shows in his medals that he was strongly influenced by Fra Antonio his fellow townsman, but his conception of his sitters, with its tendency to pose, is quite different. In his medallic compositions he is fond of bold relief and empty spaces. Most of his medals are excellent casts, and show traces of the fine incised compass-lines used as guides for the inscriptions.
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Title | Augusto da Udine (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, depicting Augusto da Udine, ascribed to Maffeo Olivieri, before 1493, Venice, Italy |
Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse the laureated bust of Augusto da Udine and on the reverse a female figure, inscribed "Urania". |
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Summary | This bronze medal depicting the poet Augusto da Udine is ascribed to Maffeo Olivieri, made before 1493, in Venice, Italy. On the reverse is a female figure and the inscription Urania. Urania in Greek mythology is the muse for astronomy and astrology. She can fortell the future by the constellation of the stars. She is sometimes depicted with a globe in her hands. She usully gazes up into heaven. Many astronomical observatories carry her name (Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich, Antwerp). Maffeo Olivieri shows in his medals that he was strongly influenced by Fra Antonio his fellow townsman, but his conception of his sitters, with its tendency to pose, is quite different. In his medallic compositions he is fond of bold relief and empty spaces. Most of his medals are excellent casts, and show traces of the fine incised compass-lines used as guides for the inscriptions. |
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Accession number | 4587-1857 |
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Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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