Friedrich III and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperors
Medal
ca. 1531 (made)
ca. 1531 (made)
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This is a lead medal made by Utz (Ulrich) Gebhart in about 1531. This medal has only an obverse which represents busts of Friedrich III and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperors. Friedrich wears a crown, Maximilian wears a cap and the Order of the Golden Fleece. This medal also shows the mark of Utz Gebhart (active 1518-1532), a monogram of the crescent and cross in the inscription. He was a seal-cutter, Mint-master and coin-engraver. He was working in Leipzig for Duke Georg of Saxony in 1518. From 1519 onwards he was intermittently in the service of the Counts of Schlick as Master of the Joachimsthal Mint. He also worked for King Ferdinand at Vienna (1528-30), and was Mint-master at Zwickau (1530-31).
Object details
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| Title | Friedrich III and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperors (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Medal, lead, Friedrich III and Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperors, by Utz (Ulrich) Gebhart, Germany (Saxony), ca. 1531 |
| Physical description | This obverse only medal depicts the busts of Friedrich III and Maximilian I facing right, clean-shaven. Friedrich wears a crown, Maximilian wears a cap and the Order of the Golden Fleece. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '.DIVI.FRIDRICHVS.3.PAT.ET.MAXIMILIANVS.FILI:IMPERA: ROMANI' (Latin; Obverse)
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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 Utz (Ulrich) Gebhart in about 1531. This medal has only an obverse which represents busts of Friedrich III and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperors. Friedrich wears a crown, Maximilian wears a cap and the Order of the Golden Fleece. This medal also shows the mark of Utz Gebhart (active 1518-1532), a monogram of the crescent and cross in the inscription. He was a seal-cutter, Mint-master and coin-engraver. He was working in Leipzig for Duke Georg of Saxony in 1518. From 1519 onwards he was intermittently in the service of the Counts of Schlick as Master of the Joachimsthal Mint. He also worked for King Ferdinand at Vienna (1528-30), and was Mint-master at Zwickau (1530-31). |
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| Accession number | 88-1867 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2004 |
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