Medale upamiętniające zwycięstwo odniesione pod Wiedniem na równi z zaćmieniem księżyca, wykonane w 1683 roku. Uwagi ikonograficzne
Medals to commemorate the Vienna victory equally to the eclipse of the moon, made in 1683. Iconographic remarks

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article entitled Medals to commemorate the Vienna victory equally to the eclipse of the moon, made in 1683. Iconographic remarks. describes in detail ten examples of works of art which reveal a similarity to numismatic materials described in the article. The author argues that some elements of the composition which are present, e.g. on the obverse side of a medal made by Michael Hofman in 1683 such as a single or double headed Austrian eagle sitting on the globe, holding a sceptre and sword, had been taken from earlier medals and emblems. It is thus justified to claim that the artist was partially inspired by previous representations existing in the arts. On the other hand, in the case of the obverse of two other medals struck after 12th September 1683, designed by Johann Kittel, it is more probable that the medallist only partially imitated emblems known e.g. from the work of Jacob Typonius, while at the same time trying to adjust the look of the composition to the current historical circumstances and local reality. As the author managed to demonstrate, other medallists also referred to a similar inventory of symbols and images. They include Martin Brunner in his medal of 1685, which was also discussed in this article. Simultaneously, the creators of the above mentioned numismatic articles were obliged to highlight the recipients’ merits in a more or less conspicuous manner. After examining the medal and reading the commemorative inscription, the contemporary recipient surely cannot have had any doubts as to who was the first to be credited for releasing the imperial capital from the Turkish siege.

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