Otto Heinrich, Count Palatine
Medal
ca. 1528 (made)
ca. 1528 (made)
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This is a silver medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany, dated 1528. The obverse of the medal represents bust of Otto Heinrich, Count of the Rhineland Palatinate and Duke of Bavaria, facing right, bare-headed and beareded. The reverse shows the coat of arms with two helmets, mantling and crests.
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 Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer 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 Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations.
Object details
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| Title | Otto Heinrich, Count Palatine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, bust of Otto Heinrich Count Palatine, by Matthes Gebel, Germany, dated 1528 |
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| Object history | Bought in 1866 for £1 15s at the Rev. Dr. Wellesley Sale, Southeby's, London, June 1st, 1866. |
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| Summary | This is a silver medal made by Matthes Gebel in Germany, dated 1528. The obverse of the medal represents bust of Otto Heinrich, Count of the Rhineland Palatinate and Duke of Bavaria, facing right, bare-headed and beareded. The reverse shows the coat of arms with two helmets, mantling and crests. 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 Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations. |
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| Accession number | 198-1866 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2004 |
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