Christoph Putz von Kirchameg, Mint Master in Prague 1590, 1584

Not on View

Medium

lead

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
gross weight: 7.12 gr (0.007 kg)

Credit Line

Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy

Accession Number

1995.49.6

Artists / Makers

Karl von Bieberstein (medalist) Austrian, active 1580s

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: CHRISTOPH PVTZ V.KIRCHAMEGG.Z.S.V.P.84; left of bust: AETA; right of bust: SVE / 30 (Christopf Putz von Kirchamegg...[15]84 / in the 30th year of his age)

Provenance

(William Goetz, Maryland); purchased 1993 by Mark Wilchusky, New York;[1] gift 1995 to NGA.

[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Associated Names

Goetz, William
Wilchusky, Mark

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 756, repro.