Michael Wolgemut
Medal
early 17th century (made)
early 17th century (made)
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This is lead medal representing the bust of Michael Wolgemut (active 1470- d. 1519) and Albrecht Dürer's (1471-1528) monogram. The source for this medal is one of the two paintings by Dürer of his teacher Michael Wolgemut. One of these is in a private collection in South Germany; the other is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. The latter is dated 1516, and was originally in the Paul von Praun Kunstkabinett.
Mende believes the medal to date from the mid to late sixteenth century, and the date 1508 on the obverse to have been added so that it would be a pendant to the so-called Lucretia medal (inv. 4574-1857), also purporting to date from 1508. Mende dates the Lucretia medal to about 1530-40. However, the Lucretia medal is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. Therefore if the Wolgemut medal was made at the same time as it, this would suggest this medal too dates from the early seventeenth century.
Duerer was a German painter, draughtsman, printmaker and writer. Now considered by many scholars the greatest of all German artists, he not only executed paintings and drawings of the highest quality but also made a major contribution to the development of printmaking, especially engraving, and to the study of anthropometry.
Mende believes the medal to date from the mid to late sixteenth century, and the date 1508 on the obverse to have been added so that it would be a pendant to the so-called Lucretia medal (inv. 4574-1857), also purporting to date from 1508. Mende dates the Lucretia medal to about 1530-40. However, the Lucretia medal is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. Therefore if the Wolgemut medal was made at the same time as it, this would suggest this medal too dates from the early seventeenth century.
Duerer was a German painter, draughtsman, printmaker and writer. Now considered by many scholars the greatest of all German artists, he not only executed paintings and drawings of the highest quality but also made a major contribution to the development of printmaking, especially engraving, and to the study of anthropometry.
Object details
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| Title | Michael Wolgemut (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Michael Wolgemut, after paintings by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, probably early 17th century |
| Physical description | Obv. only, bust of Michael Wolgemut facing left, clean-shaven and wearing a turban. in the field: 1508. On the right, Dürer's monogram. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Dürer's monogram and '1508' (In the field of the obverse) |
| Object history | Provenance: Tross. 140 medals and reliefs were purchased from M. Henri Tross of Paris for £500 by J.C. Robinson for the Museum in 1867. |
| Production | After Albrecht Dürer's painting. Mende believes the medal to date from the mid to late sixteenth century, and the date 1508 on the obverse to have been added so that it would be a pendant to the so-called Lucretia medal (inv. 4574-1857), also purporting to date from 1508. Mende dates the Lucretia medal to about 1530-40. However, the Lucretia medal is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. Therefore if the Wolgemut medal was made at the same time as it, this would suggest this medal too dates from the early seventeenth century. |
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| Summary | This is lead medal representing the bust of Michael Wolgemut (active 1470- d. 1519) and Albrecht Dürer's (1471-1528) monogram. The source for this medal is one of the two paintings by Dürer of his teacher Michael Wolgemut. One of these is in a private collection in South Germany; the other is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. The latter is dated 1516, and was originally in the Paul von Praun Kunstkabinett. Mende believes the medal to date from the mid to late sixteenth century, and the date 1508 on the obverse to have been added so that it would be a pendant to the so-called Lucretia medal (inv. 4574-1857), also purporting to date from 1508. Mende dates the Lucretia medal to about 1530-40. However, the Lucretia medal is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. Therefore if the Wolgemut medal was made at the same time as it, this would suggest this medal too dates from the early seventeenth century. Duerer was a German painter, draughtsman, printmaker and writer. Now considered by many scholars the greatest of all German artists, he not only executed paintings and drawings of the highest quality but also made a major contribution to the development of printmaking, especially engraving, and to the study of anthropometry. |
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| Accession number | 162-1867 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2004 |
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