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1897

Karl Gindra

Associated Names
Karl Gindra

Medalist, Austrian, active late 19th century

The image shows a round bronze medallion with engraved text. The engravings include various German words like "GEMEINDE," "RATH," "LANDTAG," "ABGEORDNETEN," "ACADAMIE," and "WISSENSCHAFTEN," along with date ranges such as "1863," "1873," and "1896." There are branches with leaves and what appear to be ribbons engraved with more text. The medallion is a rich bronze color. It is a flat, circular object with a slightly raised surface highlighting the engravings and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 7.49 cm (2 15/16 in.)
    gross weight: 157.69 gr (0.348 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    2003.154.9.b

Associated Artworks

The image shows a bronze medallion with a sculpted profile portrait of Edvard Suess facing left. The subject has detailed hair and beard, with the name "EDVARD SVESS" inscribed on the outer edge of the medallion. The medallion has an aged patina, and the artwork is a raised relief sculpture.

Eduard Suess, 1831-1914, Geologist [obverse]

Karl Gindra

1897

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2003 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 936, repro.

Inscriptions

across the field: GEMEINDE / RATH - 1863 - / 1873 v 1882 - 1886. / LANDTAG - / 1869 - 1896 / ABGEORDNETEN / HAVS 1873 - 1897 / VICEPRAESIDENT / DER ACADEMIE DER / WISSENSCHAF - / TEN; on upper scroll: HEIMATS / GESETZ; on middle scroll: SCHULE; on lower scroll, last five letters partly hidden: WASSER / VERSORGUNG (water supply)

Wikidata ID

Q63861907

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