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Gold-plated 999 fine silver medal – Wolf Huber "Escape to Egypt" – 51.45 g 999 fine silver medal with gold plating, large proof-like size (49 mm) and a weight of 51.45 g. It reproduces in relief a work by the German Renaissance painter Wolf Huber on the theme of the Escape to Egypt. OBVERSE Relief scene based on Wolf Huber's painting, with figures, animals, and landscape occupying the entire field, following the pictorial composition. REVERSE Plain field with the legend in five lines: WOLF HUBER / Huida a Egipto / 1525 - 1530 / MUSEO ESTATAL DE BERLIN Along the border, punch mark reading "999" in cartouche. TECHNICAL DATA - Metal: 999 silver with gold plating - Punch: 999 in cartouche (reverse) - Total weight: 51.45 g (approx. 1.65 troy oz of fine silver) - Diameter: 49.24 mm - Thickness: 2.58 mm - Edge: plain - Non-destructive verification: Sigma Metalytics Precious Metal Verifier, reading within the .999 silver range ORIGIN AND DATE Unidentified manufacturer. Modern collector’s medal; the 1525–1530 dates on the reverse correspond to the original painting, not to the minting. Legends in Spanish. ABOUT THE ARTIST AND THE WORK Wolf Huber (Feldkirch, c. 1485 – Passau, 1553) was a painter, draftsman, and architect, court painter to the prince-bishop of Passau and one of the leading representatives of the Danube School, alongside Albrecht Altdorfer. This school, active in southern Germany and Austria in the first third of the 16th century, is known for giving landscape a leading role within the religious scene. The Escape to Egypt (Matthew 2:13–15), in which the Holy Family flees Herod’s persecution, was one of the favorite subjects for combining figure and landscape. According to the reverse legend, the reproduced work is preserved in the Berlin State Museums. CONDITION Signs of handling on the fields and on the edge, typical of use and storage. See photographs. FOR WHOM - Collectors of artistic medals and numismatic items themed around painting - Collectors of religious iconography: Holy Family, Escape to Egypt, Nativity - Enthusiasts of the German Renaissance and the Danube School (Huber, Altdorfer, Cranach) - Buyers of fine 999 silver seeking a piece with added design value compared to a bar or standard ounce The photographs are part of the description.

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