Medallion (architecture)
A medallion is a round or oval ornament[1] (typically made of bronze but also made of stucco) that contains a sculptural or pictorial decoration on a façade, an interior, a monument, or a piece of furniture or equipment.
In the United Kingdom in the 19th century, this was a popular form of decoration in neoclassical architecture. The frame and portrait were carved as one, in marble for interiors, and in stone for exterior walls.
It is also the name of a scene that is inset into a larger stained glass window.
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Renaissance medallion on the Hôtel du Vieux-Raisin, Toulouse, France, unknown architect, c.1515–1528
Louis XVI medallion with garlands on a Rococo panel, Abbaye de Sturzelbronn, Sturzelbronn, France, unknown sculptor, mid-18th century
Neoclassical medallion on the Grave of Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, by David d'Angers, 1844
Renaissance Revival medallion on Cafeneaua Veche, Bucharest, Romania, unknown architect, early 19th century
Beaux-Arts polychrome medallions on the facade of a building in Montpellier, France, unknown ceramist, mid or late 19th century
Rococo Revival polychrome medallion on the facade of Beckershoffstraße no. 7, Mettmann, Germany, unknown architect, 1902
See also
- Floor medallion
- Tondo (art): round (circular)
- Cartouche (design): oval
References
- Mish, Frederick C., ed. (2003). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. ISBN 0-87779-808-7. See definition 2.
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