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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] [location note] Gift of Cyril Humphris; Prague, Stredoceský, Czech Republic [creation]
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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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