Master of the Last Supper Medal

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An artist from the middle of the 16th century whose name is unknown is referred to as the Master of the Last Supper Medal . The medalist and lead caster created a 55 millimeter medal in 1546, which shows the Lord's Supper on its obverse and Christ enthroned as the judge of the world on the reverse . This medal can be found today in the coin cabinet of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Germanisches Nationalmuseum, inventory number: Med714, Master of the Last Supper Medal, dating: 1546 ( online )

literature

  • Max Donebauer: Description of the collection of Bohemian coins and medals of Max Donebauer . Prague 1888.
  • Karl Domanig: The German medal in terms of art and cultural history. According to the inventory of the medal collection of the Most High Imperial House . Vienna 1907
  • Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus (ed.): Collection of Baron Adalbert von Lanna, Prague, third part medals and coins . (Auction catalog). Berlin 1911
personal data
SURNAME Master of the Last Supper Medal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Late Middle Ages artist
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century