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Raymund II Fugger of Augsburg

Medal
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Wild, Hans (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This medal depicts Raymund I. Fugger (1489-1535), who became Count of Kirchberg and Wissenhorn in 1530. It is made by Hans Wild, who was active between 1550-1575.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
SCRAN
Object type
Medal
TitleRaymund II Fugger of Augsburg (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt
Silver
Gold
Gilding
Brief description
Medal, silver gilt, Raymund II Fugger of Augsburg, by Hans Wild, Germany, 16th century
Physical description
Medal depicts bust to left of Flugger, bearded. Inscription.
On the reverse a boy standing on clouds between two urns, into which he dips his hands. On the right Zeus seated, holding a thunderbolt and attended by his eagle. On the left Cronos seated, holding a scythe. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 38mm
  • Weight: 25g
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RAYMUND.FUGGER.B - I.K.E.W' (Obverse)
    Translation
    Raymund Fugger Baron of Kirchberg and Weiisenhorn
  • 'KA[capital lambda]ON' (Greek; Reverse, on the left hand urn)
    Translation
    Good
  • 'KAKON' (Greek; Reverse, on the right hand urn)
    Translation
    Evil
  • '*MISCENTVR* (Latin; Reverse, at the top)
    Translation
    they are mixed
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Provenance: Salting Bequest. George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909), an Australian who settled in England, bequeathed a large collection of works decorative art to the Museum in 1909.

The source of the allegory is not known; the meaning sems to be that good and evil are mixed together by the gods.
Subjects depicted
Head (Body Part)
Wreath
Boy
Urn
Eagle
Scythe
Urn
Allegory
Fugger, Raymund II (Of Augsburg)
Zeus
Saturn
Summary
This medal depicts Raymund I. Fugger (1489-1535), who became Count of Kirchberg and Wissenhorn in 1530. It is made by Hans Wild, who was active between 1550-1575.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 59
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.386-1910

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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