With this triptych, Sucharda paid tribute to his homeland the Czech Republic (then part of Austria-Hungary). He added verses to reinforce his tribute. The central medal depicts the face of a woman with her chin resting on a large rectangular pancarte. She wears a distinctive headgear with two panels hanging down. The left medal depicts a kneeling naked youth with the inscription: "May our country forever cherish sweet dreams, may all storms pass." The right medal depicts a naked elder with beard with the inscription: "Then comes the sweet moment when dreams, once fulfilled, will no longer be needed."
| Artist |
Stanislas Sucharda
RKD
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| Title | Plaque Medal (Triptych): Prayer for the Homeland (middle) |
| Period | 20th century |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
copper
AAT
plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-DM-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DM-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8243/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q212
mental prayer, meditation; 'Meditatione', 'Meditatione spirituale' (Ripa)
Iconclass
11Q751 (public) prayer Iconclass 31A532 hair-cutting Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D17 old woman Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass |
| Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (p. 77, nr. 106) |
| Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles en 1910 : Salon international de la médaille contemporaine... : Groupe II: Beaux-Arts ; Classe 9B: Gravure en médailles (Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, 01.05 - 15.11.1910) ; Catalogue / Victor Tourneur. - Bruxelles : Imprimerie A. Lesigne, 1910 (p.54, nr. 102) |
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