Medal with scenes from the life of Mary and Jesus
Also known as: Penning met scenes uit leven van Maria en Jezus
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1500 - c. 1550
Silver medal: Obverse: Mary in a halo of rays, crowned by two angels; surrounded by a border of six medallions with scenes from the life of Mary. Reverse: Mary weeping over the dead Jesus; surrounded by a border of six medallions with scenes from the life of Jesus.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-8961; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 4.21 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 4.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 4.21 g
Design
- Obverse
- Mary in a halo of rays, crowned by two angels; surrounded by a border of six medallions with scenes from the life of Mary.
- Reverse
- Mary weeping over the dead Jesus; surrounded by a border of six medallions with scenes from the life of Jesus.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning met scenes uit leven van Maria en Jezus
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-8961
- Museum classification
- 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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