Medal of the World Exhibition in Torino in 1911

In Copyright

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Johnson (workshop / studio)
,
Giannino Castiglioni (medalists)

Date

1911

Period

20th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The Turin World's Fair took place from 29 April to 19 November 1911. It became the 18th Universal World's Fair. This medal depicts a bull as a symbol of Turin (Torino in Italian is often associated with a bull/'toro'). The reverse depicts a helmeted warrior.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Johnson , Giannino Castiglioni
Type commemorative medals
Category medals
Material bronze
Dimensions 44.1 mm
Object number 1911-DY
Description
Subject symbolism (artistic concept)
Tags bull Iconclass, the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass, helmet Iconclass, gods of the waters: the older dynasty (second series): children of Oceanus, river and small water deities Iconclass, Universal exhibition Iconclass, collection, exhibition, show Iconclass, names of cities and villages (TURIN) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DY
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1911-DY
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