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The Fall of Man and the Crucifixion

Medal
ca. 1536 (made)
Artist/Maker
Reinhart, Hans (The Elder) (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This is a silver-gilt medal made by Hans Reinhart in Nuremberg and dated 1536. The obverse of this medal represents Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge. The foliage of the tree has been soldered on, a feature typical of Reinhart. The reverse represents the Crucifixion. Struck biblical medals were produced mainly from ca. 1530 to ca. 1570, when silver was plentifully available at St. Joachimsthal.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Medal
TitleThe Fall of Man and the Crucifixion (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt
Silver
Gilding
Brief description
Medal, silver-gilt, The Fall of Man and the Crucifixion, by Hans Reinhart the Elder, Germany, ca. 1536
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.6cm
  • Weight: 35.5g
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MVLIER.DE - DIT.MIHI. / ET. COMEDI. - GE - .Z.' (Latin; Obverse)
    Translation
    'The woman gave me [of the tree] and I did eat. Genesis 2'
  • 'MIS - ERERE.NO - BIS.DOMI - NE' (Latin; Reverse)
    Translation
    'Mercy on us Lord'
Object history
Bought in 1872 for £3 from A. Pickert of Nuremberg.
Subjects depicted
Tree
Escutcheon (Coat of Arms)
Animal
Bird
Deity
Church
Horse
Crosses (Objects)
Soldier
Tomb
Thief
Angel
Apple
Adam
Eve
Jesus Christ
The Fall of Man
The Creation of Eve
Expulsion Out of Paradise
The Crucifixion
The Resurrection
Summary
This is a silver-gilt medal made by Hans Reinhart in Nuremberg and dated 1536. The obverse of this medal represents Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge. The foliage of the tree has been soldered on, a feature typical of Reinhart. The reverse represents the Crucifixion. Struck biblical medals were produced mainly from ca. 1530 to ca. 1570, when silver was plentifully available at St. Joachimsthal.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, p. 92
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 47
  • Erman, Adolf. Deutsche Medailleure des sechzehnten und siebzehnten Jahrhunderts. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buschhandlung, 1884, p. 44
  • Boyer, Abel. The Great Theater of Honour and Nobility. London, 1729, p. 197
  • Chipps Smith, Jeffrey, 'Hans Reinhart: Religion and Politics in Saxony, c.1535-45', The Medal, 56, Spring 2010, pp. 26-36 (fig. 5 p. 28)
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
583-1872

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Record createdMarch 2, 2004
Record URL
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