The Cathedral of Córdoba
Medal
1859 (made)
1859 (made)
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This medal representing the Cathedral of Cordoba is made by Jacques Wiener in 1859.
The engraver Jacques Wiener became famous for engraving important European buildings with a great attention to detail.
Jacob Wiener (1815-1899), who signed his medals as Jacques Wiener, was the eldest of three brothers - the others were Leopold (1823-1891) and Charles (1832-1888) - of the Wiener family, a Jewish-Flemish family of artists and engravers. He studied in Paris, then settled in Brussels.
In 1845 he started engraving medals depicting the exterior and interior of monuments with a great attention to detail, something which hasn't previously been attempted. The first series was a group of ten medals depicting famous Belgian churches. Then he made a series of medals representing important monuments of Europe, like cathedrals, churches and mosques as well as other civic Belgian buildings including for example all Belgian prisons and some town halls. By 1872 unfortunately he had almost lost his eye sight and had to stop producing medals.
The engraver Jacques Wiener became famous for engraving important European buildings with a great attention to detail.
Jacob Wiener (1815-1899), who signed his medals as Jacques Wiener, was the eldest of three brothers - the others were Leopold (1823-1891) and Charles (1832-1888) - of the Wiener family, a Jewish-Flemish family of artists and engravers. He studied in Paris, then settled in Brussels.
In 1845 he started engraving medals depicting the exterior and interior of monuments with a great attention to detail, something which hasn't previously been attempted. The first series was a group of ten medals depicting famous Belgian churches. Then he made a series of medals representing important monuments of Europe, like cathedrals, churches and mosques as well as other civic Belgian buildings including for example all Belgian prisons and some town halls. By 1872 unfortunately he had almost lost his eye sight and had to stop producing medals.
Object details
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| Title | The Cathedral of Córdoba (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, struck |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, representing the interior of the Cathedral of Córdoba, by Jacques Wiener, Belgium, ca. 1862 |
| Physical description | This bronze medal depicts on the obverse an interior view of the Cathedral at Cordoba and on the reverse another interior view. Signed and dated 1859. |
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| Object history | Bought, 7s in 1862. One of a series of 50 medals commemorating the 'Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe'. |
| Historical context | Spain became a popular destination for foreign travellers who began to visit the crumbling ruins of its Islamic past in the late eighteenth century. The Great Mosque of Cordoba was one of the most popular monuments, with the Alhambra in Granada and the Alcazar in Seville. |
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| Summary | This medal representing the Cathedral of Cordoba is made by Jacques Wiener in 1859. The engraver Jacques Wiener became famous for engraving important European buildings with a great attention to detail. Jacob Wiener (1815-1899), who signed his medals as Jacques Wiener, was the eldest of three brothers - the others were Leopold (1823-1891) and Charles (1832-1888) - of the Wiener family, a Jewish-Flemish family of artists and engravers. He studied in Paris, then settled in Brussels. In 1845 he started engraving medals depicting the exterior and interior of monuments with a great attention to detail, something which hasn't previously been attempted. The first series was a group of ten medals depicting famous Belgian churches. Then he made a series of medals representing important monuments of Europe, like cathedrals, churches and mosques as well as other civic Belgian buildings including for example all Belgian prisons and some town halls. By 1872 unfortunately he had almost lost his eye sight and had to stop producing medals. |
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| Accession number | 7975-1862 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2000 |
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