Vrede van Luneville

About this artwork

Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: vrede met olijftak en gevulde hoorn van overvloed staande op wereldbol temidden van optrekkende wolken binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: Minerva houdt Medusa-schild voor aan Bellona, die toorts in haar linkerhand houdt en zwaard van schrik uit rechterhand laat vallen binnen omschrift; afsnede: datering

Art Historical Context

This silver medal, struck in 1801 by German medallist Daniel Friedrich Loos, commemorates the Peace of Lunéville, the treaty that ended the War of the Second Coalition between France and Austria. Measuring just 3.6 centimetres across and weighing 13.82 grams, the piece exemplifies the tradition of commemorative medallions used to mark major diplomatic events. Loos, renowned for his precise work in struck metal, employed the technique of striking to capture fine detail in low relief, allowing the symbolic imagery to remain legible despite the medal’s modest size. On the obverse, the figure of ...

About the Artist

Daniel Friedrich Loos · 1735–1819

Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735–1819) was a German medallist, engraver, and die-cutter who served as chief engraver and medalist for the Kingdom of Prussia during a crucial period of Prussian history. Born on June 15, 1735, in Altenburg and dying on October 1, 1819, in Berlin, Loos pursued an 84-year life that spanned from the reign of Frederick William I through the Napoleonic Wars and into the post-...