Copper Medallion: Minerva Presenting The Allegory Of Liberal Arts Painting.

Copper medallion: Minerva presenting the allegory of Liberal Arts Painting.

Germany (?), 19th century. Copper electrotype.

There is a bronze casting proof from the beginning of the 17th century attributed to Hans Jacob Bayr (1574-1628) and kept at the National Gallery of Art in Washington (inv.: 992.55.18). This medallion is inspired by a burin of Aegidius Sadeler II (1552 - 1615) executed after an oil on copper attributed to Hans van Aachen. A copy in gilded copper was in the Hubert de Givenchy collection (C. de Nicolay-Mazery, “The elegance of Hubert de Givenchy” in Private houses of France: living with history, Paris, 2014, p. 183 (ill.) ). It was sold during its sale on June 17, 2022 at Christie's, (lot no. 319).

Ingrid Weber, Deutsche, niederländishe und französische Renaissance Plaketten, München, 1975, t. 1, p. 339-340, t.2, fig. 786. Müller, Bernd, LV 178, volume 6, page 91, fig. 3. Diameter: 150mm 253.84g