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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR69.229
People
Hans Reinhart the Elder, German (Wittenberg c. 1510 - 1581 Leipzig)
Title
Medal of Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1535
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/218033

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto: IO ANNS.FRIDERICUS.ELECTOR.DUX.SAXONIE.FIERI.FECIT.ETATS SUAE 32

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Michael Hall
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
BR69.229
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • German Sculpture, 1500 - 1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/05/1984 - 12/31/1984
  • German Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 01/21/1986 - 03/10/1986
  • Objects for a Kunstkammer: Early European Collecting, 1550-1700, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 12/10/2005 - 11/19/2006

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