ID: 700000150 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000150	Record Type: Movable Work
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Medal of Emperor Rudolf II (medal; unknown Czech (Bohemian); ca. 1600; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 92.NJ.87 )

Note: Emperor Rudolf II wears a laurel wreath, a sign of victory and peace, and the chain and pendant of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Latin inscription on the front, RUDOLPHUS II ROM IMP AUG REX HUNG BOE, declares Rudolf the Supreme Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia. On the reverse, a ram, zodiac sign of the constellation Capricorn, refers to Augustus Caesar, who was conceived under this sign, suggesting an analogy between Rudolf and Caesar. The Latin inscription, ASTRUM FULGET CAES (The Emperor's Star Shines Brightly), along with the symbols of the twinkling star, the earth, and the Habsburg eagle, suggest Rudolf's supremacy and the prosperous future of the Habsburg dynasty.

Titles:

Medal of Emperor Rudolf II (preferred,C,U,RP,English,U,U)

Medal of Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612) (C,U,RD,undetermined,U,U)

Portrait Medal of Emperor Rudolf II (C,U,RD,undetermined,U,U)

Gold Medal of Rudolf II Wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (C,U,RD,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

medal [300046025] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

European art

numismatics / philately

Creation Date: ca. 1600

Creator Display:

unknown Czech (Bohemian) [preferred,VP]

goldsmith unknown Bohemian (Bohemian cultural designation) [500125219]

Locations:

Other: Creation: Praha [7006464] Praha, Hlavní Město (special city), Czech Republic (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500115988] J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 92.NJ.87

Credit Line: Gift of Cyril Humphris

Display Materials: gold

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	burnishing (polishing) [300053869]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <finishing and refinishing processes>, finishing (process), polishing)

	casting (process) [300053104]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity))

Dimensions: 4.6 × 3.3 cm (1 13/16 × 1 5/16 in.)

Cultures:

Czech (preferred)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

numismatic

portraits

Specific Subjects:

	Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (Holy Roman emperor, 1552-1612) [500122378]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	three-quarter view [300117363]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, <visual works by form of image>, <images by vantage point or orientation>, oblique views) (AAT)

	single-sitter portrait [300404138]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, portraits) (AAT)

	numismatics [300054419]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, <history and related disciplines>, history-related disciplines) (AAT)

	Capricorn symbol [300169872]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, zodiac symbols) (AAT)

	Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Roman emperor, 63 BCE-14 CE) [500058949]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	peace [300260027]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <culture and related concepts>, culture-related concepts) (AAT)

	laurel (wood) [300012188]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood) (AAT)

	wreath (costume accessory) [300220784]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, <accessories by location on the head>) (AAT)

	power [300374809]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <culture and related concepts>, culture-related concepts) (AAT)

	victory [300374810]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: obverse: RUDOLPHUS II ROM IMP AUG REX HUNG BOE, (Rudolf the Supreme Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia); reverse: ASTRUM FULGET CAES (The Emperor's Star Shines Brightly)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Medal of Emperor Rudolf II	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Medal of Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612)	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Portrait Medal of Emperor Rudolf II	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Gold Medal of Rudolf II Wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) accessed 17 July 2006