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Alessandro Abondio

Pendant

Now On View

Maker

Alessandro Abondio (Italian, ca. 1580 - ca. 1675)

Title

Pendant

Year

1626

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gold, enamel, pearl

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.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

47.415

Type

Jewelry

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

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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Tombstone

Alessandro Abondio (Italian, ca. 1580 - ca. 1675)

Pendant, 1626

Gold, enamel, and pearl

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

Jesse Metcalf Fund 47.415

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