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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Commemorative Medal with Masonic Motif

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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Commemorative Medal with Masonic Motif

Christian Friedrich Krull

1785
Gold

About This Work

The obverse of the gold medal features a clean, high-relief portrait of the Duke with flowing 18th-century hair. The surrounding text identifies the subject and his birth date, while a small signature mark is visible beneath the neck truncation.

Maximilian Julius Leopold was a prominent historical figure associated with the intellectual and aristocratic circles of the late Enlightenment, known for his involvement in Masonic orders which drew upon traditions of speculative Hermeticism and civic morality.

Maximilian Julius Leopold, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg61B11(MAXIMILIAN JULIUS LEOPOLD, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG)

Inscriptions(Latin)

MAXIMIL. IVL. LEOPOLDVS DVX BRVNSV. ET LVN.

NATVS D. X OCT. MDCCLII

Translation

Maximilian Julius Leopold, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg.

Born on the 10th day of October, 1752.

Connected Texts

Freemasonry

The subject was a high-ranking Freemason, a tradition that incorporated alchemical and Neoplatonic symbolism into its ritual and moral philosophy.

Provenance & Source

Object

Medium

Gold

GenreAI

portrait

Digital Source

Source

Unknown · Public domain

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