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Pendant/Medal with the Fall of Man and the Crucifixion
(Renaissance Europe )
In 1535, Reinhart completed a stunning portrait medal of Johann Friedrich, duke of Saxony, and, the following year, the duke commissioned this medal, to which on some versions a ring was added to make it into a pendant. With its particular interpretation of the theme of the Fall and redemption of man, so central to the Reformation theology preached by Martin Luther and his followers, it is the first Lutheran medal.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York; Douglas H. Gordon, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1950 | All that Glisters: Thirty Centuries of Golden Deception. Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/1964 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 1/13/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Germany, Leipzig (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 9/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 3/8 in. (9 × 7 × 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas H. Gordon, 1943
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.622