The old man portrayed on this plaque is Duke Krok, the wise judge, a legendary figure in the history of Czechoslovakia. Sucharda presented this plaque at the Salon of the Medal during the 1910 World Fair in Brussels.
| Artist |
Stanislas Sucharda
RKD
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|---|---|
| Title | Art Plaque Medal Portraying Duke Krok, the First Czechoslovakian Judge |
| Period | 20th century |
| Medium and support |
silvering
AAT
galvanizing AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title at the front, left of the cut-off: KROK |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
portrait medal
plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-DP |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DP |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8248/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D16 old man Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass 44G13 magistracy, judges Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| 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. 55, nr. 102, nr. 12) |
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