Barcelona City Council commemorative bronze medal, 1892
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1892
This commemorative bronze medal was issued by the Barcelona City Council in 1892 to honor the painter Ricard Martí i Aguiló on the occasion of the National Exhibition of Artistic Industries and International Exhibition of Reproductions.
The medal measures 6.5 cm in diameter and features an allegorical composition on its obverse, which incorporates the coat of arms of Barcelona. It displays a natural patina consistent with its age. The object is presented in its original presentation case, which is lined with red fabric bearing the gold-embossed label of the retailer, 'Hijo de B. Castells, Escudillers, 17, Barcelona'. The piece represents an institutional recognition of artistic contributions in late 19th-century Spain, specifically relating to the exhibition program held at the Palace of Fine Arts in Barcelona between 1892 and 1893.
As a physical relic of this event, the medal serves as a historical document linking the municipal government to the city's artistic community, including the recipient, a notable Catalan realist painter.
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Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 6.5 cm
- Material
- bronze
- Presentation
- original case
Technical characteristics
- Issue context
- National Exhibition of Artistic Industries and International Exhibition of Reproductions
Design
- Obverse motif
- allegorical composition with Barcelona coat of arms
- Case inscription
- Hijo de B. Castells, Escudillers, 17, Barcelona
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Hijo de B. Castells
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.