In 1920, the priest-dean of Halle decided to have a plaque made by Frantz Vermeylen, a local artist, in honour of the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Halle. It was produced both in this form, as a small token, and in the form of pendants. The latter were usually sold as religious keepsakes at pilgrimage sites, as was the case at Scherpenheuvel or Oostakker-Lourdes. The image depicts a Mary with child on a throne. Two winged angels hold the canopy aside. The Salvator Mundi is depicted on the reverse.
| Artist |
Frantz Vermeylen
RKD
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| Title | Religious Medal for the Pelgrimage to Our Lady of Halle |
| Date | 1920 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription and signature on the front side: SALVATOR ; MVNDI ; F. VERMEYLEN |
| inscription below | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-CI-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Sint-Martinuskerk (Halle) 1921 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-CI-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8358/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D2
Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11D324 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass |
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