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Alessandro Abondio

Pendant, 1626

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Description

Maker

Title

Pendant

Year

1626

Medium

Gold, enamel, and pearl

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

3.8 x 3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 3/16 inches) diameter of medal

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Obv: WOLFG(angus). WILH(elmus). D(ei). G(ratia). CO(mes). PAL(atinus). RHE(nanus). DVS. BAV(ariae). IVL(iae). CLI(viae). MONT(is).Rev: IN DEO MEA CONSOLATIO, and date.

Type

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

47.415

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Commissioned by and gifted to members of the noble classes, gold portrait medallions embellished with jewels and enamelwork were a favorite way to recognize the recipient’s loyalty. Medallion designs were based on ancient coins, and Alessandro Abondio produced many examples for German and Austrian elites, including this one for Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg. The reverse features Wilhelm’s crest with his motto, In Deo mea consolatio (My consolation is in God).

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