This plaque is the last in the series issued by the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d'Art. The society subsequently split into a Dutch and a Belgian section. The medal commemorates the suffering, both physical and mental, of the Belgian population during World War I and praises the strength to persevere until victory. This is evident on the reverse with a verse by the poet Valère Gilles. The obverse depicts an older man and a little girl, perhaps a grandfather with his granddaughter, sitting close together on a bench. The grandfather points to the rising sun in the horizon.
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
RKD
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Alphonse Michaux
RKD
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| Title | Plaque medal: The Dawn of the Victory |
| Date | 1921 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) at the front, below |
| title at the front, lower right: à L'Aube de la Victoire | |
| inscription and monogram on the reverse: Notre angoisse n'est plus qu'un rêve, / O cher enfant de mon enfant; / Ce soleil qui dore la grève / C'est la Victoire qui se lève / D'un grand coup d'aile triomphant ! / Valère Gille | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
commemorative medals
AAT
plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-Q |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d'Art 1921 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-Q |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7817/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
24A
sun as celestial body
Iconclass
24A11 dawn Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 41A723 bench Iconclass 42B751 grandparent(s) with grandchild(ren) (family group) Iconclass 42G223 grandchildren (second degree family relationships) Iconclass 45A1 war Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 54F2 Victory Iconclass 61I(WORLD WAR I) names of historical events and situations (WORLD WAR I) Iconclass |
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