Laying of the first stone of the Jesuit church in Brussels by Albert and Isabella of Austria, medal placed under the foundations of the new building
Also known as: Legging van de eerste steen van de Jezuietenkerk te Brussel door Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, penning gelegd onder fundamenten van nieuwbouw
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1600
Bronze medal. Obverse: chapel between inscriptions. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-534; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 6.6 cm x weight 122.52 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 6.6 cm x weight 122.52 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.6 cm x weight 122.52 g
Design
- Obverse
- chapel between inscriptions.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Legging van de eerste steen van de Jezuietenkerk te Brussel door Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, penning gelegd onder fundamenten van nieuwbouw
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-534
- Museum classification
- history medal · copy
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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