Renaissance Medals and Coins

A collection of bronze and silver medals from the Renaissance, illustrating themes of justice, peace, and classical mythology, showcasing intricate designs.

Oudiné, Eugène-André (n.1810-01-01-D.1887-04-12), Apotheosis of Napoleon I after Ingres (main title). Bronze. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino, Justice, Peace, and Abundance (reverse), c 1480 1486 Justice, Peace, and Abundance reverse

Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Józef (1813 1879)

Moderno, David Triumphant over Goliath, 1507 or before David Triumphant over Goliath

Master IOFF, The Judgment of Paris, second half 15th century The Judgment of Paris

Oudiné, Eugène-André (n.1810-01-01-D.1887-04-12), Apotheosis of Napoleon I after Ingres (main title). Bronze. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

The Judgment of Paris. Dated: second half 15th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 40 gr. Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master IO. F. F.

Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right inscription on three lines above a frieze of lotus flowers; Reverse the seated republiqe holding a balance in the right hand, and in the left hand a beam of a lictor.

Pier Paolo Galeotti, Daphne Transformed into a Laurel Tree (reverse), 1562 1566 Daphne Transformed into a Laurel Tree reverse

Minerva, Hercules, and Vice reverse. Dated: c. 1571. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.43 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 28.8 gr (0.063 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Abondio.

MEDALLA - FELIPE V - ALEGORIA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. FELIPE V DE BORBON.

Valerio Belli, Orestes Released from the Furies, probably 1520s, before 1540 Orestes Released from the Furies

Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), birth of the Dauphin (main title), 1781. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

The Beheading of Saint Paul. Vincenzo Foggini (Italy, Florence, active circa 1736-1755)Alessandro Algardi (after) (Italy, active Bologna and Rome, 1598-1654). Italy, originally modelled 1643-1647; this example before 1753. Sculpture. Wax on plaster base-layer

Pier Paolo Galeotti, Figure Carrying a Cornucopiae (reverse), 1552 or after Figure Carrying a Cornucopiae reverse

Victory in a Car Drawn by Pegasi reverse. Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Niccolò Fiorentino.

Constancy reverse. Dated: 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.44 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 31.7 gr (0.07 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Flemish 16th Century.

Louis Bottée (1852-1940). Medal. Drawing teaching. Metal, bronze. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58754-11 Bronze, course, drawing, drawing, child, teaching, teaching, woman, lecon, medal, metal, numismatics, flower pot, canvas

DUVIVIER, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), assembly of Paris Electors (main title), 1789. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Elijah in the Fiery Chariot ca. 1520 Master of the Barbarigo Reliefs The master is named for the reliefs with punched backgrounds that he made for the tomb of doges Marco and Agostino Barbarigo. The reliefs are now in the Ca' d'Oro, Venice.. Elijah in the Fiery Chariot. Italian, Venice. ca. 1520. Bronze, partially oil-gilt. Sculpture-Bronze

Attributed to Moderno, Orpheus Descending into Hades, late 15th early 16th century Orpheus Descending into Hades

Bliżej Kultury Leisek, Friedrich (1839 1914)

DEPAULIS, Alexis-Joseph (n.1790-08-30-D.1867-09-29), Le Canal de Suez (main title), 1864. Bronze copper alloy. Medium brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Medalla, visita de Carlos IV, 1802. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC.

Niccolò Fiorentino, Alfonso() in a Triumphal Car (reverse), 1492 Alfonso() in a Triumphal Car [reverse

Female Figure Holding a Bridle reverse. Dated: probably after 1502. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriano Fiorentino.

Molart or Mollart, Michel (n.1641-06-11 - D.1713), Louis XIV - Le Duel Aboli, 1662 (main title), 1677. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Molart or Mollart, Michel (n.1641-06-11-D.1713), death of the mother queen (main title), 1666. Bronze copper alloy. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Hans Christiaens, Midas Misjudging the Contest between Apollo and Marsyas, 1632 Midas Misjudging the Contest between Apollo and Marsyas

Marine Scene. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Caradosso Foppa.

Francesco Marti, A Nymph on a Dolphin A Nymph on a Dolphin

Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Gotfryd (1767 1847), Oleszczyński, Władysław (1807 1866)

Bliżej Kultury Below, Fryderkk Wilhelm

Mantuan or Ferrarese 16th Century, Achilles Taking Leave of Thetis and Chiron, first quarter 16th century Achilles Taking Leave of Thetis and Chiron

Gian Jacopo Caraglio, The Adoration of the Shepherds, c 1526 The Adoration of the Shepherds

Judgment of Paris. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 33 gr. Medium: gilt bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master IO. F. F.

Master IOFF, Ariadne at Naxos, second half 15th century Ariadne at Naxos

Roman 15th Century, after the Antique, Diomedes and the Palladium, mid 15th century Diomedes and the Palladium

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio, Leda and the Swan Leda and the Swan

Project Grange Manzary MANZA 2014-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals Collection

Dupuis, Daniel (n.1849-02-15-D.1899-11-14), Currency of Paris, 1900 (title awarded), 1900. Bronze. Carnavalet Museum - History of Paris.

Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Gotfryd (1767 1847)

Griffin and Serpent Fighting reverse. Dated: c. 1540. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Vulcan Capturing Mars and Venus. Dated: c. 1553/1555. Dimensions: overall (octagonal): 14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). Medium: bronze relief. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GUGLIELMO DELLA PORTA.

Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Paul Peter Duggan, Fame Crowning Painting and Sculpture (reverse), 1848 Fame Crowning Painting and Sculpture reverse

Naval Scene. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 56 gr. Medium: bronze//Dark brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of Coriolanus.

Peace and Prosperity. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 20 gr. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Valerio Belli.

An Allegorical Scene. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 632.5 cm (249 in.) gross weight: 48 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: called Riccio Andrea Briosco.

Hercules () with Bacchic Figures. Dated: second half 15th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.) gross weight: 80 gr. Medium: bronze//Light brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master IO. F. F.

Establishment of the Paris City Hall Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) and Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). Establishment of the Paris town hall. Bronze. July 15, 1789.

Nilis, Jacques (n. - d.), The new Pavé de Paris (main title), 1669. Bronze copper alloy. Lacval brunette patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Fame Crowning Painting and Sculpture reverse. Dated: 1847. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.42 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 133.23 gr (0.294 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Paul Peter Duggan.

Apollo and Daphne. Round, lead plaque. Right Apollo with the arch in the left hand, his judge extended to the fleeing NYMF, which to escape his pursuit, changed by her father, the flow god in a laurel tree. In the air the arched amor. Apollo in classic costume, Daphne dressed in fluttering drapery. Broken trunks and rocks; Different plants in the foreground.

Moderno, Running Hercules, mid or late 1490s Running Hercules

Liberation of France VictoryMedal. Mint: Paris Artist: Emmanuel Hannaux, French, 1855-1934

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Youth Wearing an Animal's Skin (reverse) Youth Wearing an Animal's Skin reverse

Valerio Belli, Peace and Prosperity Peace and Prosperity

Master of the Orpheus Legend, The Death of Orpheus, fourth quarter 15th century The Death of Orpheus

Angelo de Rossi, The Agony in the Garden, c 1700 The Agony in the Garden

Mars Pursuing other Figures reverse. Dated: 1513. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Guglielmo della Porta, Vulcan Capturing Mars and Venus, c 1553 1555 Vulcan Capturing Mars and Venus

Attributed to Cristoforo di Geremia, Fortune Bestowing Fame Fortune Bestowing Fame

Gatteaux, Nicolas Marie (n.1751-08-02-D.1832-06-21), abandonment of privileges (main title), 1789. Bronze copper alloy. Gilding. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Christ in Glory, and the Resurrection reverse. Dated: probably 1466/1467. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roman 15th Century.

Tribute to the speech of Eug�nie Niboyet (1796-1883), President of the Ladies Club, May 27, 1848 (Factitious Title) Anonymous. Tribute to the speech of Eug�nie Niboyet (1796-1883), President of the Ladies Club, May 27, 1848.

Medalla, Exposición Internacional de Barcelona, 1929, 111547-N. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC.

Truth Escaping from a Book reverse. Dated: c. 1510. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MEA.

Prijspenning, verleend aan de schilder Johannes Bosboom in 1833 door de 1e afdeling van de 's Gravenhaagsche Teeken Akademie.Silver medal. Front: Seated Minerva, with the view faced by the viewed head, which raises laurel wreath. Leaning against base on which the national arm with signature. At her feet a passer, shopping hook and roll of paper. Reverse: Inscription.

Proelstra's revolution, support for Queen Wilhelmina, November 1918. Bronze medal, issued as tributely to Koningin Wilhelmina following the revolution attack of the Socialist P.J. Troelstra in November 1918; VZ standing woman figure (Queen Wilhelmina), frontal showing, standing on stairs, wrapped in outstanding cloak, in right hand holds scepter up, on head. She wears small crown, on top and on weather text; KZ on underside seven ignition hands above which text, with branches with fruits (oranges) hanging on both sides (oranges).

design: M. Holtzhey, Medal on the commemoration of the centenary of the Treaty of Munster, penning footage silver, grams, Monument with in medallion the busts of Willem I Maurits and Frederik Hendrik On monument under the three portraits the heads of Egmond and Hoorne, legend SIC BATAVVM ORTA ANIT- SICVLVM RESPVBLICA- (This is how the Republic of the Netherlands came into being for century) omschrift medaillon WILH. MAVR.FRID. HENDR. PR. AR ET NASS. On the monument: COMIT.- EGMOND. ET HORNANVS MARTYRES PRO PAT.- BRVXEL. D. V. IVNI-MDLXVIII DECOL.- LATI (The Counts of Egmond and Hoorn as martyrs for the Fatherland in Brussels decapitated 5th June 1568). On tools under lion: INQVISIT. war Eighty Years' War Spain Westfalen Willem I Willem IV Frederik Hendrik

A uniface medal of the Ancient Greek and Egyptian Monuments of the Louvre. Artist: Medalist: Alexis Joseph Depaulis (French, Paris 1790/92-1867 Paris). Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 8 1/8 × 5/8 in. (20.6 × 1.6 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

An Allegory of Faith: Lions Devouring a Nude Youth obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). Medium: bronze//Yellow-brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Master IO. F. F.

Daniel. Club de la Montagne de Montmartre, Château Rouge, March 14, 1848. Cuper, 1848. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Numismatics

Tribute to Henry IV and seven members of the Royal Family Victims of the Revolution, 1820 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Tribute to Henry IV and the seven members of the Royal Family Victims of the Revolution, 1820. Bronze, 1820.

Farewell of Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793 Conrad Heinrich K�chler. Farewell of Louis XVI to his family, January 20, 1793. Bronze, 1793.

After Donatello, Madonna and Child with Four Angels, c 1456 Madonna and Child with Four Angels

Judgment of Paris, c. 1560-1568. Hans Jamnitzer (German, 1538-1603). Lead; diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.).

Heroic Belgians

A Nude Man. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 25 gr. Medium: bronze//Dark brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MODERNO.

Violante Brasavola, Wife of Giambattista Pigna. Dated: late 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.11 cm (2 13/16 in.) gross weight: 63.25 gr (0.139 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: called Bombarda Giovanni Battista Cambio.

Master of the Orpheus Legend, The Sacrifice of a Bull, fourth quarter 15th century The Sacrifice of a Bull

Bliżej Kultury Minhemer, Jan (1808 1879), Oleszczyński, Władysław (1807 1866)

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Fortune with Sail, on a Dolphin (reverse), 1500 or after Fortune with Sail, on a Dolphin reverse

Hans Reinhart the Elder, The Fall of Man (obverse), 1536 The Fall of Man obverse

Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia 1876 William Barber. Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. William Barber (1807-1879). American. 1876. Bronze and gold leaf

J.C. Chaplain (1839 - 1909), Medal of the Exposition Universelle Internationale in the name of Ville de Rotterdam, penning footage bronze, two allegorical figures; in the background building complex, EXPOSTION - UNIVERSELLE - INTERNATIONALE J.C. Chaplain In cartouche: VILLE DE ROTTERDAM Right: 1900 Rotterdam World Exhibition France Paris

Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales from Typhoid Fever, February 27, 1872. Artist: Medalist: Joseph Shepherd Wyon (British, 1836-1873); Medalist: Alfred Benjamin Wyon (British, 1837-1884). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diam. 3 in. (76 mm.). Date: 1872. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Robert Louis Stevenson. Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848-1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). Dimensions: 35 1/4 in., 116lb. (89.5 cm). Date: 1887-88; cast 1910.Impressed by Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of stories "New Arabian Nights" (1882), Saint-Gaudens told their mutual friend, Will Low, that he would be honored to model a portrait if the writer were ever to come to the United States. The opportunity presented itself in 1887-88, when Stevenson (1850-1894) sat for the sculptor in New York and later in Manasquan, New Jersey. Stevenson, suffering from tuberculosis, is shown writing in bed, as was his custom. The lengthy inscription is a poem by Stevenson dedicated to Low and published in 1887. The portrait became Saint-Gaudens's most popular relief and was produced in three diameters (this is the largest size) as well as in rectangular variants. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

World Exhibition in Brussels 1910, Godefroid Devreese, 1910 history medal Bronze medal, on the front a HERAUT with trumpet on horseback, with a change, on the reverse, monumental staircase on which a woman with palm branch a worker with Lauwert who brings her a vase, with cutting text. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)

Attributed to Leone Leoni, Vision of People Approaching a Vine (reverse), c 1550 Vision of People Approaching a Vine reverse

Votive Buddhist Plaque (kakebotoke). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Diam. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1400.Kakebotoke, literally, "hanging Buddhas," are usually fashioned from a round bronze or copper plate with an image of a Buddhist or Shinto deity, either separately attached or created by repousse (hammered from the rear). They derive from ritual bronze mirrors, and the term also refers to the similarly adorned large mirrors hung in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Giovanni Bernardi, Neptune Neptune

Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820. Copper.

Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Gotfryd (1767 1847)

Attendance testimonial at meetings of the Society of Rosary Loungers living in the parish La Madeleine, 1850 Alphonse desAide-Roquel (1851-after 1904). Testimony of attendance at the meetings of the society of the rosary workers living in the parish La Madeleine, 1850. Engraved copper. 1850.

Anonymous, the city of Paris, 1672 (main title), 1672. Alloy at low point of merger. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

The Judgment of Paris. Artist: Pieter de Jode I (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1570-Antwerp 1634). Dimensions: 7 inches in diameter (17.7 cm). Date: late 16th-mid 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bartolomé Maura y Montaner / 'Medal of the General Exhibition of Fine Arts of 1908 awarded to Aurelia Navarro'. 1908. Bronze. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Orpheus Charming the Beasts of the Fields. Dated: late 15th - early 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.) gross weight: 156 gr. Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MODERNO.

Attributed to Moderno, Arion Rescued by the Dolphin, late 15th early 16th century Arion Rescued by the Dolphin

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