Celebration of Dawn of Christianity, Dupré, Georges, 1903
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1903
This medal celebrates the dawn of Christianity and is made by Georges Dupré, in France in ca. 1903. George Dupré is a descendant of the medallist Guillaume Dupré. The medal was exhibited with others by Georges Dupré at the International Exhibition, Brussels, 1910.
Obverse: Scene depicts the rise of Christianity from the ruins of the pagan world. A radiant infant Christ, with open arms is held aloft by a classically draped mother figure for a semi-naked kneeling man to adore. Shown in a landscape with a pagan altar to the left and grazing sheep to the right where a lamb is being succoured. Signed. Reverse: A youth (St John the Baptist) half-draped in animal skins contemplates a crucifix which he holds in both hands. An open book, (the Bible?) rests on the remains of a ruin over which ivy grows and on which appears an inscription. In the background a landscape setting with ruins of classical temples and distant mountains. Signed.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.29 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Silver, cast
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'G. DUPRE'; 'O CRUX AVE SPES UNICA'
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O313428
- Museum object number
- A.2-1980
- 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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