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Source Description
Georg Kress von Kressenstein (1476-1544) was a member of a large, influential Nuremberg family who contributed to public life in many ways. Descendants of the family founded the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, an American philanthropic foundation that is a major supporter of the arts in their historical context.
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16185
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Medal of Georg Kress von Kressenstein
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Medal of Georg Kress von Kressenstein
description
Georg Kress von Kressenstein (1476-1544) was a member of a large, influential Nuremberg family who contributed to public life in many ways. Descendants of the family founded the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, an American philanthropic foundation that is a major supporter of the arts in their historical context.
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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1544 (Renaissance)
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en
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1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
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