Petrus Schenck, graveur en boekverkoper te Amsterdam
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.2; 21.27
About this artwork
diameter 3,2 cm x gewicht 21,27 gr
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite struck medal from 1701, crafted by Christian Wermuth titled *Petrus Schenck,ur en boekverkoper Amsterdam*. Measuring just 3.2 cm in diameter and weighing 21.27 grams, this small metal masterpiece is a fine example of early 18th-century numismatic art. Struck through metalworking techniques—where a die is hammered into a blank to imprint intricate designs—it captures the portrait or likeness of Petrus Sch, a prominent engraver and bookseller bustling Amsterdam. Amsterdam in 1701 was a vibrant center of the printing trade, riding the waves of the Dutch Golden Age. Schenck ...
About the Artist
Christian Wermuth · 1661–1739
Christian Wermuth (1661–1739) was a prolific and highly influential German medallist, coin engraver, bookseller, and publisher whose work epitomized the Baroque tradition of medallic art in the German territories. Born on December 16, 1661, in Altenburg and dying on December 3, 1739, in Gotha, Wermuth's career spanned nearly eight decades of intense artistic production, pedagogical influence, and ...