Medal of Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532) dated 1532 After a model by Hans Kels the Younger This is an exceedingly rare example of a Renaissance medal of an armorer, which celebrates the life and accomplishments of Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532), one of the greatest armorers of sixteenth-century Europe, and one of the most important artists represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts holdings of arms and armor.Designed by the Augsburg medalist Hans Kels the Younger, the medal is among his earliest works, and one of only four examples known. The comparable examples are preserved in the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; the Münzkabinett of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick; and the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich.The medal provides an eloquent testimony of the high standing of Kolman Helmschmid among the artists of his day, and of the recognized need to preserve his memory from oblivion. Renaissance medals were almost exclusively c

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Medal of Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532) dated 1532 After a model by Hans Kels the Younger This is an exceedingly rare example of a Renaissance medal of an armorer, which celebrates the life and accomplishments of Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532), one of the greatest armorers of sixteenth-century Europe, and one of the most important artists represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts holdings of arms and armor.Designed by the Augsburg medalist Hans Kels the Younger, the medal is among his earliest works, and one of only four examples known. The comparable examples are preserved in the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; the Münzkabinett of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick; and the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich.The medal provides an eloquent testimony of the high standing of Kolman Helmschmid among the artists of his day, and of the recognized need to preserve his memory from oblivion. Renaissance medals were almost exclusively c

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