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Melchior Zobel von Guttenberg, Bishop of Würzburg

Medal
ca. 1544-1558 (made)
Artist/Maker
Deschler, Joachim (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This medal depicts Melchior von Zobel, who became Bishop of Würzburg in 1544 (d. 1558). It is made by Joachim Deschler, in Vienna in ca. 1544-1558.
Joachim Deschler (active 1532; d. ca. 1571), was a German sculptor, architect and medallist first based in Nuremberg. In 1547 he made a two-year study journey to Venice and Rome, from which he brought back numerous drawings and works of art. From the end of the 1550s Deschler lived in Vienna, where he was court sculptor for Maximilian. Deschler had an enormous output of medal art: 115 pieces are ascribed to him, and also several stone models.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Christianity
SCRAN
Object type
Medal
TitleMelchior Zobel von Guttenberg, Bishop of Würzburg (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Melchior Zobel von Guttenberg Bishop of Würzburg, by Joachim Deschler, Germany, ca. 1544-1558
Physical description
Obverse bust to right of von Zobel. Inscription.
No reverse.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.2cm
  • Weight: 26.6g
Marks and inscriptions
'MELCHIOR DEI GRA EPS WIRTZ ET FRA ORIE DVX ETATIS SVE 46' (Latin; Obverse)
Translation
Melchior by the grace of God Bishop of Würzburg and Duke of Franconia, at the age of 46
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.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Wreath
Zobel, Melchior (Bishop of Würzburg, Duke of Franconia)
Summary
This medal depicts Melchior von Zobel, who became Bishop of Würzburg in 1544 (d. 1558). It is made by Joachim Deschler, in Vienna in ca. 1544-1558.
Joachim Deschler (active 1532; d. ca. 1571), was a German sculptor, architect and medallist first based in Nuremberg. In 1547 he made a two-year study journey to Venice and Rome, from which he brought back numerous drawings and works of art. From the end of the 1550s Deschler lived in Vienna, where he was court sculptor for Maximilian. Deschler had an enormous output of medal art: 115 pieces are ascribed to him, and also several stone models.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 60
  • Habich, catalog, I, II, p. 225, no. 1589, fig, 207, pl. CLXX, 3.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.391-1910

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2004
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