Johannes Pistorius,1504-1583, Theologian [obverse]
1543
Medalist, German, active c. 1525 - 1546
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
gross weight: 20.2 gr (0.045 lb.)
axis: 11:00 -
Accession
1993.44.1.a
Associated Artworks
Inscription [reverse]
Friedrich Hagenauer
1543
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Georges Gallet, Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28 May 1924, no. 113). James Campion [d. 1937], London; (his sale, Glendining & Co., London, 30 November-3 December 1937, 2nd day, no. 385). J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague;(sale, Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1993, no. 66); purchased by Stephen K. Scher and Janie Woo Scher;[1] gift 1993 to NGA.
[1] Provenance taken from curator's acquisition proposal.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Frick Collection, New York; National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1994-1995, not in cat.
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 710, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: *IOAN.PISTORI[9 (symbol for "US")] NIDDAN.MINISTER EVANGELII D.N.I.C.A:AETAT.XXXIX[leaf shape]
Wikidata ID
Q63860838