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Medal - Orpheus

Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray1898

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

Front: the bust of a young man with long hair, looking to the left (Orpheus). He hugs his lyre with his left hand. Back: in the centre, a naked, winged young man sits on an empty inscription plate enframed by laurel boughs. He holds a trumpet in his left and a pen in his right hand. There is a scroll of music notes in front of him, and a violin below the plate. A copy of this piece was bought by Jenő Radisics at the 1900 Paris International Exhibition, from Coudray, who had won a silver medal. The Orpheus medal is one of the most well-known among Coudray's works.

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  • Title: Medal - Orpheus
  • Creator: Alexandre-Lucien Coudray
  • Creator Lifespan: 1864/1932
  • Date Created: 1898
  • Location Created: Paris
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings: "L. Coudray", "BRONZE", Marking
  • Physical Dimensions: 6.8 cm (diameter)
  • Rights: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2021, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
  • External Link: 71.183.1 (inv. no.), Orpheus, Medal
  • Medium: bronze, silvered
  • Art Movement: Art Nouveau
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

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