New book on medals as media – The Medal in Early Modern Sweden
From the Renaissance and onwards, the medal has been an important element of European art and visual culture. It was appreciated for its symbolic and material value. However, much of its signifificance lies in the fact that it affects multiple senses and not sight alone. The recipients can touch and hold it, wear it, trace the engraved portrait with their fingers, or place it in a cabinet drawer. How people engaged with medals and which significance… Läs mer