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Model for a Portrait Medal of Wolfgang Gamensfelder at Age 19 (Cleveland Museum of Art 1976.16)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1531

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1976.16: Model for a Portrait Medal of Wolfgang Gamensfelder at Age 19, 1531. Master of Gamensfelder (German). Boxwood; overall: 11.9 x 11.9 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 in.).

Inscribed: inscription at perimeter: SCULPTELE WOLFGANG GAMENSFELDER FACTU AETA SUE XIX ANNO AD XXXI.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Materials
boxwood
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 11.9 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 in.)
Measurements
Overall: 11.9 x 11.9 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 in.)
Material and technique
boxwood

Design

Inscription
inscription at perimeter: SCULPTELE WOLFGANG GAMENSFELDER FACTU AETA SUE XIX ANNO AD XXXI.

Identification

Date recorded
1531
Culture period
Germany
Maker recorded
Master of Gamensfelder (German)
Museum attribution
Master of Gamensfelder (German)
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Museum object number
1976.16
Published references
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 127
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.

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