This medal by Czech sculptor Stanislas Sucharda depicts the Oracle of Delphi in an art nouveau style. The obverse shows the kneeling priestess, the Pythia, in front of a cliff in which a mask-like face has been sculpted. On the reverse, the face is central, with eyes closed. The priestess leans forward and presses her ears against the statue's mouth to listen.
| Artist |
Stanislas Sucharda
RKD
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| Title | Art Medal: The Oracle |
| Period | 20th century |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | art medal |
| Inventory number | 1911-DN-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911-06-23 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DN-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8246/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25H112
rocks
Iconclass
31A32 hearing, listening (one of the five senses) Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 41C12 drinking Iconclass 41D283 mask Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 12E25 oracle ~ Greek religion Iconclass 92B3721 Delphic oracle Iconclass 92B37211 Pythia, priestess of the Delphic oracle Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| 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. 55) |
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