Model for the Obverse of the Medal of Son of Martin III Geuder (Cleveland Museum of Art 1956.25)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1535–1540
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1956.25: Model for the Obverse of the Medal of Son of Martin III Geuder, c. 1535–1540. Matthes Gebel (German, c. 1500–1574). Solnhofen limestone; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). Inscribed: inscription: Remedium Inivkiae / sic / Contemptus.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Solnhofen limestone
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- Solnhofen limestone
Design
- Inscription
- inscription: Remedium Inivkiae / sic / Contemptus.
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1535–1540
- Culture period
- Germany
- Maker recorded
- Matthes Gebel (German, c. 1500–1574)
- Museum attribution
- Matthes Gebel (German, c. 1500–1574)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1956.25
- Published references
- Milliken, William. "Four Stone Models for German Medals." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 44, no. 6 (June 1957): 118-121. Reproduced: p. 114; Mentioned: p. 119 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 111 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 111 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 130
- Museum classification
- Sculpture
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.