The Peace of Vienna
Medium
Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Accession Number
85.2.11
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Peace of Vienna* (1809), a exquisite gilt bronze medal struck by the Paris Mint, measuring just 1 5/8 inches in diameter. Crafted during the height of the Napoleonic Wars this small yet powerful plaquette commemorates the Peace of Vienna—an armistice following Napoleon's decisive victory over Austria at the Battle of Wagram. It symbolizes a brief moment of European diplomacy amid relentless conflict, reflecting France's imperial ambitions under Napoleon Bonaparte. Renowned engraver Bertrand Andrieu, a master of Napoleonic medallic art, designed the piece, with oversight from Baron...
About the Artist
Bertrand Andrieu|baron Dominique Vivant Denon|Paris Mint · 1761–1822
French, Bordeaux 1761–1822 Paris