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  2. Medallion (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Medallion (architecture) A medallion is a round or oval ornament [1] that frames a sculptural or pictorial decoration in any context, but typically a façade, an interior, a monument, or a piece of furniture or equipment. Ancient Roman round versions are called an imago clipeata, from the clipeus or Roman round shield.

  3. Linke Wienzeile Buildings - Wikipedia

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    Medallion House by Otto Wagner. The Linke Wienzeile Buildings are two apartment buildings in Vienna constructed by Otto Wagner in 1898-99 in the Vienna Secession style. They are both lavishly decorated with colorful tiles, sculpture and wrought iron. One house, at 40 Linke Wienzeile, has a facade covered with majolica, or glazed earthenware ...

  4. James Tassie - Wikipedia

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    James Tassie. James Tassie, by David Allan, c. 1781. James Tassie (1735–1799) was a Scottish gem engraver and modeller. He is remembered for a particular style of miniature medallion heads, portraying the profiles of the rich and famous of Britain, and for making and selling large numbers of "Tassie casts" of engraved gems for collectors.

  5. Renaissance architecture of Toulouse - Wikipedia

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    The decoration is enriched with medallion portraits celebrating the human figure and evoking the coins and medals of Roman emperors collected by Renaissance humanists. [10] Built between 1526 and 1536, the Hôtel d'Ulmo was the first in Toulouse to adopt a straight staircase rather than a spiral staircase. This changed the whole organisation of ...

  6. BnF Museum - Wikipedia

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    The BnF Museum or Museum of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, formerly known as the Cabinet des Médailles (French pronunciation: [kabinɛ de medaj]), is a significant art and history museum in Paris. It displays collections of the Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques de la Bibliothèque nationale de France as well as ...

  7. Art medallion - Wikipedia

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    Art medallions are an ancient art form said to have been first introduced by the Romans chiefly to display portrait effigies of noted persons such as kings, queens and the like. Most art medallions were hand cast in bronze or similar metal alloys. These art medallions were not to be worn but rather decorative and slowly found their way into ...

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