Open AccessMEDAL UPAMIĘTNIAJĄCY KRÓLEWSKĄ KORONACJĘ JANA III SOBIESKIEGO I MARII KAZIMIERY W KRAKOWIE POCHODZĄCY Z 1676 ROKU. UWAGI IKONOGRAFICZNE
Author(s) -
Jan Rokita
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
studia europaea gnesnensa/studia europaea gnesnensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-7145
pISSN - 2082-5951
DOI - 10.14746/seg.2018.17.17
Subject(s) - medal , reign , emblem , sculpture , commonwealth , art , art history , history , visual arts , law , archaeology , political science , politics
The author of the article discusses in depth ten works of art (prints, numismatic pieces, sculptures) which demonstrate iconographic consistency with the obverse or reverse of the said medal. As the author argues, the medallionist sought both to reflect current events in Cracow and commemorate the beginning of the propitious reign of Jan III Sobieski and Maria Kazimiera, which would benefit the people of the Commonwealth (bear fruits), which is why he used well-known representations from 17th-century compendia of emblems as well as 16th- and 17th-century coinage and medals.