Perspectives on the Renaissance Medal: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance (Garland Studies in the Renaissance)

The papers published in this book were delivered at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition, " The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance"

Perspectives on the Renaissance Medal (Garland Studies in the Renaissance)

Arts & Photography

Scher, Stephen K.

Sculpture

Routledge

A study of the portrait medals as manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and as a vehicle for the finest artists of the age. This is a huge book, with nearly 500 illustrations.

The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance

History & Criticism

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

The proud republic: Dutch medals of the Golden Age

History

The Frick Collection

The Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection is considered the world’s greatest private collection of portrait medals, rivalling many collections in international museums. This fully illustrated catalogue documenting the Scher Collection is an essential resource for scholars, students, collectors, and curators.
Portrait medals were developed during the Italian Renaissance and are central to the history of European portraiture, flourishing as an art form through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. Though less familiar to us now than painting and sculpture, these exquisitely crafted objects, typically made from lead, bronze, silver or gold, were produced (sometimes in large numbers) to commemorate individuals, to acknowledge special events, and to disseminate the identity and power of their sitters.
The study of the portrait medal has become, through the work of Stephen Scher and others, a burgeoning area of new scholarship. Excellent reproductions of all medals to size, with details of obverse, reverse and full captions, are accompanied by scholarly essays, interesting facts and historical references in this important new volume.

The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

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