In this article of a specialized web site Numismatica Ranieri, we will speak of the medal of the renaissance and its peculiarities. We will follow the same style used to describe the medal of its features, besides the previous articles in the news section. For any information or to display the medals of Italian or medals foreign currently at the online store, you will need to click the previous link. Good read.
The medal of the renaissance
The medal of the renaissance represents the highest level of the art of engraving in The illustrated sample, reproduced in natural size, is considered exceptional for the invoice and of great interest both artistic and commercial, due to the rarity. It is a piece worthy of any museum, and for its quality, has always been the subject of forgeries, often executed with great skill. It is practically a must then undertake commercial transactions only with dealers, numismatic, which ensure, in black and white as to the authenticity of what is proposed.
It is thought that the reason of his birth has been the desire on the part of important personalities, to be able to have more similar items bearing the image of which you can make free to the guests.
Initially, the technique is fundamentally different from that of the coins.
The specimens are not obtained through coining, but by means of a merger, and then adjusted to the burin to remove blemishes and to improve I'm aesthetics.
Only after they were executed medals by the method of coining. At the equal of the coin, the coin is an art object, but not having the power to liberate is not accepted as a goods payment (with the unique exception of the papal medals dell’800, in silver, in their own time-date in the payment to the employees of the Vatican at a rate of 1 scudo).
And for this reason, we are not aware of the number of copies produced, except in rare cases in the modern era.
The metal most commonly used is the copper, in the 800 also silver or gold-plated. Less common is the silver and less gold. These are the most popular collections of medals:
- In the renaissance;
- Papal;
- The napoleonic;
- Fascist;
- of war;
- of personalities from the Italian;
- Savoy.
Conclusions
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