1972.269: Maximilian II (1527-1576) and Maria (1528-1603)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.269

People

Antonio Abondio, Italian (Trento, Italy 1538 - 1591 Vienna, Austria)

Title

Maximilian II (1527-1576) and Maria (1528-1603)

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medal

Date

1575

Culture

Austrian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/221576

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5.9 cm diam. x 0.8 cm depth (2 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
53.26 g

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.l. and l.r. of verso: AN : AB :
• inscription: obverse, around perimeter: IMP : CAES : MAXIMIL : II : AVG
• inscription: 1575, reverse, around perimeter: MARIA IMPER : MDLXXV

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Frederick M. Watkins, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.269

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Maximilian in right profile, bearded, with high collar; reverse: Maria in left profile with high collar. Edge slightly irregular.

Publication History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 10, pp. 166-167, repr.

Exhibition History

• The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

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