Two designs for medals concerning the eye and national pride from 1629. Etching, 16--.

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26623i
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Description

In the left-hand image, a woman gives a libation beneath a pillar. One eye, marked 'Religio', hovers above the pillar; another marked 'Per vigilium dei' hovers above the cloud. The right-hand image shows a woman holding a pillar being pulled in a carriage; a crown is handed to her from a cloud. The carriage is being drawn by a monster, upon which stands an angel with two trumpets; this in turn is led by two women, one holding a bird, the other a crucifix

Physical description

1 print : etching

Lettering

Abriss eines Silbern Schaugroschen uber den Augapfel so A. 1629 zu Dresden gepregett ... Lettering continues on both medals. Left: "Ach Herr dein Volck und Wort behut, rein wie ein Aug bey wahren Fried. Custodi me ut pupil lam oculi. Psal. 17. Per vigilium dei. Religio. Statua pacis. Udmiæ. MDCXXIX. Hofnung Geduldt Bestendigkeit erlangt die Kron der Seheligkeit. Constantia triumphans"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 26623i

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