The obverse of this plaque depicts a woman with long hair. She depicts the 19th century and sits dying on the ground, her back against the trunk of an oak tree; there are roses on her lap and in her raised right hand she holds a torch; to the right, a winged genius, a symbol of the 20th century, walks and takes the torch from her. On the reverse, diagonally across the plaque is a laurel branch in an overcast sky with a view of the Grand and Small Palace of the World's Fair as seen from Nikolaas II Avenue.
| Artist |
Oscar Roty
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Wikidata
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Monnaie de Paris
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| Title | Plaque Medal Commemorating the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 |
| Date | 1900 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription, year and signature on the front side |
| inscription on the reverse: EXPOSITION . UNIVERSELLE / INTERNATIONALE . DE / I900 / PARIS/ O ROTY | |
| inscription at the edge: 1 ARGENT | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
plaques (flat objects)
AAT
commemorative plaque |
| Inventory number | 1909-P |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Godard, A. Paris 1909-03-05 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-P |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7629/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7630/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G3(OAK)
trees: oak
Iconclass
25G41(ROSE) flowers: rose Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 43B8 collection, exhibition, show Iconclass 46B181 Universal exhibition Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass 61E(PARIS) names of cities and villages (PARIS) Iconclass |
| 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. 117, Catalogue -, nr. 188 (14)) |
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