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Portrait medals of the 1500s usually show the subject in profile, attesting to the influence of Roman imperial coins; however, this three-quarter portrait is adapted from a painting by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) who produced many fine works for the dukes of Saxony. The sword that the duke holds prominently, a symbol of his power, moves beyond the "frame" in a display of pictorial illusionism. Examples of this medal, commissioned to be given as gifts, could be worn from a chain or ribbon around the neck to declare allegiance to Duke Johann Friedrich. Reinhart's medals are among some of the finest works of the German Renaissance.
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Medal of Johann Friedrich, Duke of Saxony
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title
Medal of Johann Friedrich, Duke of Saxony
description
Portrait medals of the 1500s usually show the subject in profile, attesting to the influence of Roman imperial coins; however, this three-quarter portrait is adapted from a painting by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) who produced many fine works for the dukes of Saxony. The sword that the duke holds prominently, a symbol of his power, moves beyond the "frame" in a display of pictorial illusionism. Examples of this medal, commissioned to be given as gifts, could be worn from a chain or ribbon around the neck to declare allegiance to Duke Johann Friedrich. Reinhart's medals are among some of the finest works of the German Renaissance.
provenance
Douglas H. Gordon, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by gift.
date
1544 (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
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Coins & Medals
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1
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1
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2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm) (w.)
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Signed: HR
reign
Johann Friedrich (AD 1665-1679)
med
gilded silver
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4494
3838
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REN
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74
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1
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photo
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