Anna Hofmann, died 1594, Second Wife of the Artist [obverse]

Jakob Hofmann

Associated Names
Jakob Hofmann

Artist, German, 1512 - 1564

This is a photograph of a coin with a relief. The coin shows a detailed portrait in profile, which is embossed on the surface. The portrait features a figure with distinctive clothing and headgear. The surface of the coin is textured. Around the perimeter, there is an inscription. The material of the coin seems metallic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.44 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 15.58 gr (0.034 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.1206.a

Associated Artworks

The sculpture is a round, medallion-like object featuring a detailed relief of multiple figures. The central figure appears to be kneeling amongst smaller figures. The figures are intricately detailed and suggest movement as they interact with each other. The color of the sculpture is a rich, rusted brown with a textured patina. The material looks like aged metal, possibly bronze or copper. The figures are raised against the background, and the rim of the medallion is decorated with a series of dots. The word "AMOR" is inscribed at the bottom of the medallion. The sculptural work is compact and finely detailed.

Venus and Cupids [reverse]

Jakob Hofmann

1512

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his heirs; purchased with the entire Dreyfus collection 9 July 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 31 January 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1957 to NGA.
[1] The Duveen Brothers Records document the firm’s sixteen year pursuit and eventual acquisition of the Dreyfus collection, which included paintings, sculptures, small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes. Bequeathed as part of his estate to Dreyfus’ widow and five children (a son and four daughters), who had differing opinions about its disposition, the collection was not sold until after his widow’s death in April 1929. Duveen did not wish to separate Dreyfus’ collection of small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes, and it was sold intact to the Kress Foundation for a price that was met by installment payments every three months. (Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: reel 301, box 446, folders 3 and 4; reel 302, box 447, folders 1-6; reel 303, box 448, folders 1 and 2; reel 330, box 475, folder 4.) See also George Francis Hill’s discussion "A Note on Pedigrees" in his catalogue, The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Medals, Oxford, 1931: xii, which was commissioned by Duveen Brothers.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Hill, George Francis, and Graham Pollard. Renaissance Medals from the Samuel H. Kress Collection at the National Gallery of Art. London, 1967: no. 610.

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 742, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: ANNA I HOEFMENNE

Wikidata ID

Q63854680

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