Henri IV of France and Marie de Medici
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1603
Medal depicts: Henry IV of France and Marie de Medicis. Obv.: busts to the right; rev.: Henri and Marie as Mars and Minerva, with the Dauphin as an infant. Set in a rim an inch wide, with long French inscriptions.
Signed: G. Dupré f. The medal depicts the busts of Henri IV of France and Marie de Medici on the obverse and, on the reverse, Henri and Marie as Mars and Minerva, with the Dauphin as an infant. The Roman goddess Minerva (equivalent to the Greek Pallas Athena) was the goddess of wisdom and the arts. One of her frequent attributes is the owl. Mars was the god of war, one of the twelve Olympians. In this context Minerva symbolises Wisdom, the arts and peace, defeating the destructive power of war, symbolised by Mars.
This medal is signed by Guillaume Dupré and dated 1603. Dupré (about 1574 - 1640) was a French sculptor, medallist and architect.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 6.35 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Silver
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O153966
- Museum object number
- 2383-1855
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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