Third Centenary of Rembrandt’s Birth
Also known as: Penning van de derde eeuwfeest van Rembrandts geboorte in doos
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1906
Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man with moustache. He wears a beret and an open cloak. In his right hand he holds a paintbrush. To the left of the man: windmill, and to the right: church building (Westerkerk). Along the upper edge: circumscription and date. Reverse: centrally: palette with inscription. Behind the palette, branches, including oak foliage. Circumscription. Accompanied by an original beige cardboard box. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1992-10; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.9 cm x thickness 0.5 cm x weight 98.36 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.9 cm x thickness 0.5 cm x weight 98.36 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 8.5 cm x width 8.5 cm x height 1.4 cm
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with moustache. He wears a beret and an open cloak. In his right hand he holds a paintbrush. To the left of the man: windmill, and to the right: church building (Westerkerk). Along the upper edge: circumscription and date.
- Reverse
- centrally: palette with inscription. Behind the palette, branches, including oak foliage. Circumscription. Accompanied by an original beige cardboard box.
Identification
- Original title
- Derde eeuwfeest van Rembrandts geboorte
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1992-10
- Museum classification
- medal box · history medal
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
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