On the obverse, this bronze award medal refers to the International Exhibition of Industry and Labour in Turin through the depiction of two men striking an anvil with a hammer, with the exhibition building in the background. The reverse shows a patriotic depiction of a naked man holding three upright rifles. He is accompanied by a winged angel and a man holding a flag. The trio is surrounded by garlands of flowers.
| Artist |
Enrico Saroldi
VIAF
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Johnson
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| Title | Medal of the International Exhibition for Industry and Labour in Torino in 1911 |
| Date | 1911 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Milan TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | below: TORINO / MCMXI ; ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE / DELLE INDVSTRIE / E DEL LAVORO |
| inscription, year and signature below: COMPIENDO MEZ - / ZO SECOLO DALLA / PROCLAMAZIONE / DEL REGNO / D'ITALIA ; SVL FASCIO DEL - / L'ARMI VITTO - / RIOSE << ERGE LA / PATRIA I SVOI / COLOR FESTIVA >> / 1861 - 1911 ; E.Saroldi ; S. JOHNSON | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
award medal
commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-DX-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DX-2 |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8258/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8259/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 43B8 collection, exhibition, show Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass 46A17 working class, labourers Iconclass 46A170 Labour Iconclass 47 crafts and industries Iconclass 46E411 flags flown from a mast Iconclass 47D8(ANVIL) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: anvil Iconclass 47D8(HAMMER) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer Iconclass 61E(TURIN) names of cities and villages (TURIN) Iconclass |
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