Theme: Medals; Plaques; Visual art
Corpus: Plaques,
Time of creation: 1940
Time period: 19th century, 20th century, 21th century
Regions: Croatia
Language: Croatian, Latin, German
Legal status: Public
Availability: Free
Access type: On line
Quantity: 2135 items
Increase: Open collection
Important persons: Hermina Ferić, Rrudolf Valdec, Ivan Kerdić, Ivan Jeger, Robert Frangeš-Mihanović, Vanja Radauš
Digital type: Text, photo
Digital format: Microsoft Access, jepg
Recording type: From the original
Recording place: In institution

The Croatian Academy Glyptotheque

  • Address: Medvedgradska 2
  • Place: 10 000 Zagreb
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The Medals and Plaques Collection

The holdings of the Medals and Plaques Collection contain on the whole the works of Croatian artists from the 19th century down to the present day.
  • Language: Croatian, Latin, German
  • Legal status: Public
  • Availability: Free
  • Last up-date: -

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As well as works in durable materials, the Collection holds plaster models for medals and plaques, some of which were never produced in their final form. Via the works Hermina Ferić, R. Frangeš-Mihanović, R. Valdec, I. Kerdić, I. Jeger, R. Spiegler, V. Radauš, Ž. Janeš, Z. Brkić, D. Mataušić and many others it is possible to track the development of Croatian medal making from a stylistic point of view (Impressionism, Realism, Naturalism) and according to the morphology involved. The Collection includes some rare sketches for coins (never struck) by Ivo Kerdić, and sketches for coins by other artists that have also never been used.
The display shows 178 works by 44 artists.

The Medals and Plaques Collection

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