The Fall of Man [obverse], 1536

Not on View

Medium

gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter without loop): 6.82 cm (2 11/16 in.)
overall (diameter with loop): 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford

Accession Number

2004.10.1.a

Artists / Makers

Hans Reinhart the Elder (medalist) German, c. 1510 - 1581

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: ET.SICVT.IN.ADAM.OMNES.MORIVNTVR.ITA.ET.IN.CHRISTVM.OMNES.VIVIFICABVNTVR.VNVSQVISQVE.IN.ORDINE.SVO; beneath main scene, on scroll: IOANNS.FRIDERICVS.ELECTOR.DVX.SAXONIE.FIERI.FECIT

Provenance

(Galerie St. Christoph, Vienna). Elizabeth Stafford [Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford], New York; gift 2004 to NGA.

Associated Names

Stafford, Frederick M., Mrs.