Wolf Ketzel of Nuremberg
Medal
1525 (made)
1525 (made)
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This is a brass medal made in Nuremberg in1525. The medal has an obverse only which represents Wolf Ketzel. He is represented in three-quarters face, which is seen in some of the medals attributed to the anonymous Nuremberg medallist group 'Nuremberg 1525/6/7', but is rare in medals by other artists before about 1550.
Nuremberg 1515/6/7 is the name given to a group of about sixty medals attributed to an anonymous workshop in Nuremberg, some of which have various features in common, identified by Habich.
Nuremberg 1515/6/7 is the name given to a group of about sixty medals attributed to an anonymous workshop in Nuremberg, some of which have various features in common, identified by Habich.
Object details
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| Title | Wolf Ketzel of Nuremberg (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brass |
| Brief description | Medal, brass, Wolf Ketzel of Nuremberg, by the 'Nuremberg 15235/6/7' group, Germany (Nuremberg), 1525 |
| Physical description | Obv. only: bust of Wolf Ketzel facing 3/4 left, with a long moustache and wearing a low cap with side flags up, and two chains. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WOLF KECZEL ZC:ZC M:D:XXV' (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 | Nuremberg 1525/6/7 group |
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| Summary | This is a brass medal made in Nuremberg in1525. The medal has an obverse only which represents Wolf Ketzel. He is represented in three-quarters face, which is seen in some of the medals attributed to the anonymous Nuremberg medallist group 'Nuremberg 1525/6/7', but is rare in medals by other artists before about 1550. Nuremberg 1515/6/7 is the name given to a group of about sixty medals attributed to an anonymous workshop in Nuremberg, some of which have various features in common, identified by Habich. |
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| Accession number | 145-1867 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2004 |
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