The Spinster, in Memory of René Eymard

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Monnaie de Paris (workshop / studio)
,
Ferdinand Gilbault (medalists)

Date

1902

Period

20th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
With this medal, Ferdinand Gilbaut commemorated his friend René Eymard, who died in 1902. The obverse depicts a young woman spinning the thread of life. On the reverse, an inscription dedicates the medal to Eymard.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Monnaie de Paris , Ferdinand Gilbault VIAF
Type commemorative medals AAT
Category medals
Material bronze
Dimensions 41.8 mm
Object number 1911-BH
Description
Subjects figures (representations) , symbolism (artistic concept)
Tags spinning (manufacture of yarn) Iconclass, life versus death Iconclass, death of human being Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass, historical person (RENÉ EYMARD) Iconclass, Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-BH
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7734/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1911-BH
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