Internationale tentoonstelling van voorwerpen voor de huishouding en het bedrijf van de handwerksman te Amsterdam, penning uitgereikt door de Vereeniging ter bevordering van Fabrijk- en Handwerksnijverheid
1869
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
5.2; 53.34
About this artwork
diameter 5,2 cm x gewicht 53,34 gr
Art Historical Context
Step into the industrious world of 19-century Amsterdam with this striking bronze medal, commemorating the *Internationale tentoonstelling vanwerpen voor de huishing en het bedrijf van de handwerksman*—an international exhibition of household goods and craftsmen's tools held in 1869. Awarded by the *Vereeniging terordering van Fabriek- Handwerksnijver* (Association for the Promotion Factory and Handicraft Industry), this anonymous artwork celebrates innovation and craftsmanship at a time when Europe was buzzing with world's fairs and industrial expositions. Crafted through the precise techniq...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...