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Medale pośmiertne Augusta II Wettyna
August II Wettyn’s Posthumous Medals

Author(s): Jan Rokita
Subject(s): History
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: obverse; reverse; August II Wettyn

Summary/Abstract: The author describes in detail a number of examples of medallic, graphic and artistic works associated with the medals of August II Wettyn. The most important goal of the creators of these medals was to popularize the figure of the deceased ruler – August II Wettyn – in commemoration of whom the medals were made. The main purpose of the research work was to demonstrate the relationship between the described monuments of art.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 217-246
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish