Johannes Gutenberg (ca. 1393/1400–1486): Commemorative of the Erection in New York by Robert Hoe of a Statue of Gutenberg in 1889
Anton Scharff
1889 (?)
Medium
Bronze, dark brown patina, struck
Dimensions
Diam. 2 3/4 in. (70 mm.)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
Austrian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry N. Kent, 1940
Accession Number
40.101
Tags
MenProfiles
About the Artist
Anton Scharff · 1845–1903
Anton Scharff (1845–1903) was one of the foremost medallists and engravers of nineteenth-century Austria, whose precision, formal elegance, and prolific output earned him an international reputation. Born in Vienna, he received his training at the Imperial Mint and the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, absorbing the rigorous technical traditions of Central European medal-making while also engaging with...