This medal is original in that the reverse is a continuation of the obverse. On the obverse we see a woman presenting a gift for a prisoner, while on the reverse we see the prisoner in his cell accepting the package. Oscar Roty had already used this process of reverse - continuation of obverse in his plaque on the Fresnes-les-Rungis prison (also in this collection). This medal was also issued in small format as a pendant with a diameter of 28 mm. The girl was modelled on the little daughter of Devreese's sister Hortense. During the First World War, the sale of this medal was temporarily forbidden by the German occupying forces.
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
RKD
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Jules Fonson
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| Title | Art Medal: A Gift for an Imprisoned Soldier |
| Date | 1914 - 1915 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title on the front side: La cantine du soldat prisonnier |
| location and date at the front, lower right: Bruxelles 1914-1915 | |
| signatures (names) on the reverse: G. Devreese | |
| number at the edge: 497 | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | art medal |
| Inventory number | 1934-I |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Nève de Mévergnies, Léon (coll.) 1934-04-24 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1934-I |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8157/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8158/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 45I1 prisoner of war (after the battle) Iconclass 45I15 care ~ prisoner of war Iconclass 45I151 prisoner of war camp Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
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