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unknown (Bohemian goldsmith) |
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Bohemian |
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early 1600's (creation) |
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Since antiquity, rulers have minted coins and medals to celebrate their power and dominion. On this gold medal from the early 1600s, the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II wears a laurel wreath, a sign of victory and peace, and the chain and pendant of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The emperor's elegant three-quarter pose and the subtle differentiation of textures on the medal demonstrate the high quality of the casting. |
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On obverse: RUDOLPHUS II ROM IMP AUG REX HUNG BOE [Rudolf the Supreme Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia]. On reverse: ASTRUM FULGET CAES [The Emperor's star shines brightly]. |
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J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, United States) 92.NJ.87 [repository]
Prague, Stredoceský, Czech Republic [creation]
[location note] Gift of Cyril Humphris |
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gold
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1 13/16 in (height) x 1 5/16 in (width) |
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Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) [source, description] J. Paul Getty Museum [website]; http://www.getty.edu/museum/ (accessed 5/28/2009) |
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Early Baroque; Seventeenth century |
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decorative arts; portraits; rulers and leaders; Habsburg, House of; numismatics; Order of the Golden Fleece; Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612; Zodiac; Bohemia (Kingdom); Hapsburg
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casting (process); metalworking |
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Medal of Emperor Rudolf II [en, repository, preferred]
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medals |
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| image courtesy J. Paul Getty Museum |
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On the reverse, a ram, zodiac sign of the constellation Capricorn, refers to Augustus Caesar, who was conceived under this sign, suggesting an analogy between Rudolf and Caesar. The symbols of the twinkling star, the earth, and the Habsburg eagle, also suggest Rudolf's supremacy and the prosperous future of the Habsburg dynasty. |
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24 kb
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[imageOf 21, Core 4 Sample Database (VCat)] |
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VRA Data Standards Committee, Core 4 Sample Records [href] http://aal.ucsd.edu/vracore4/
example010.html [source of image] J. Paul Getty Museum [website] ; http://www.getty.edu/museum/ (accessed5/28/2009) [href] http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/
artObjectDetails?artobj=1449
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digital imaging
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Overall view, back (reverse) |
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digital image
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