This arched plaque was presented by Godfried Devreese to the members of the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d'Art. Jeanne Czerny successfully performed the role of Salomé in Richard Strauss' opera of the same name at the Royal Monnaie Operahouse in Brussels in 1907-8 and was the model for this medal. Salome is depicted dancing with a bowl with the severed head of John the Baptist and a large sword beside it on the ground in front of her feet. Jeanne Czerny was presented with the original design together with a silver strike in her name by the association "Le Royal Waterzoei de Bruxelles".
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
RKD
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Alphonse Michaux
RKD
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| Title | Salome |
| Date | 1910 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title and signature on the front side: S / A / L / O / M / É / G. DEVREESE |
| inscription and date on the reverse: SOCIÉTÉ / HOLLANDAISE- / BELGE / DES AMIS / DE LA / MÉDAILLE D'ART / 1910 | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
plaques (flat objects)
AAT
art medal |
| Inventory number | 1911-AQ |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-AQ |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7714/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7715/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)
John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
Iconclass
11I73(SALOME) Salome (not in biblical context) Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 48A71 performance Iconclass 48A723 opera house Iconclass 48C75512 female singer Iconclass 48C8422 female dancer Iconclass 61B2(RICHARD STRAUSS) historical person (RICHARD STRAUSS) Iconclass 61BB2(JEANNE CZERNY) historical person (JEANNE CZERNY) - BB - woman Iconclass 73C1333 the beheading of John the Baptist Iconclass 73C13341 Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish 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 (nr. 114(62), p. 62) |
| Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (lijst 135(4), p.92) |
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