Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Medal
1528 (made)
1528 (made)
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This is a lead medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany in 1528. The medal represents Fredrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who was imprisoned from 1515 to 1527. This medal was probably made to celebrate his release. The obverse inscription uses the word 'superstes', a legal formula for 'surviving to', rather than the more usual 'aetat suae'. A brass version is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.
Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Dürer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Dürer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Dürer in an advanced age for future generations.
Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Dürer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Dürer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Dürer in an advanced age for future generations.
Object details
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| Title | Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, by Matthes Gebel, Germany, 1528 |
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| 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. |
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| Summary | This is a lead medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany in 1528. The medal represents Fredrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who was imprisoned from 1515 to 1527. This medal was probably made to celebrate his release. The obverse inscription uses the word 'superstes', a legal formula for 'surviving to', rather than the more usual 'aetat suae'. A brass version is in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Dürer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Dürer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Dürer in an advanced age for future generations. |
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| Accession number | 163-1867 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2004 |
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