Uittocht der Salzburger emigranten
1732
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
17.94; 3.8
About this artwork
Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: engel, zwevend in lucht, gebiedt grote groep mensen om hun vaderland te verlaten, op achtergrond huizen tegen bergrug, rechts schuur waartegen twee korenschoven staan binnen omschrift; afsnede: opschrift. Keerzijde: vreugdevolle ontvangst van de groep mensen in stad, beschenen door stralende driehoek, rechts man voor deur van zijn huis die hen opwacht binnen omschrift; afsnede: opschrift.
Art Historical Context
### Uittocht der Salzburger Emigranten (1732) This exquisite silver medal, struck in 1732 by an anonymous artisan, captures a pivotal moment of faith and exile: the exodus of Protestant emigrants from Salzburg, Austria. Measuring just 3.8 cm in diameter and weighing 17.94 grams, its obverse depicts a commanding angel hovering above a large group of people urged to abandon their homeland. In the background, houses nestle against a mountain ridge—a nod to Salzburg's alpine setting—with a shed and two sheaves of grain symbolizing the agricultural life they left behind. Encircling inscriptions fr...
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...