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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 21, May 24, 2015, Article 18

MEDAL EXHIBIT: RETRATS DE MEDALLA

Nicolas Maier submitted the following notes on a medal exhibition in Girona/Spain from March 21 until Sep 12, 2015. Thanks! -Editor

Retrats de medalla E-Sylum readers might be interested in the medal exhibition called ‘Retrats de medalla: l'espectacle del bronze’ (Medal portraits: The Spectacle of Bronze) housed by the Fundacío Rafael Masó (Girona/Spain), which is open from March 21 until Sep 12, 2015. Curator and main lender for the display is Rossend Casanova, art historian numismatist and collector. Some information in Catalan language can be found here: www.rafaelmaso.org/cat/medalles.php

The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual (English/Catalan) small-sized catalogue with 194 pages. The texts cover topics such as war medals, religious portrait medals, allegories and animal portraits, the renewal of the medal in the 19th century and the rise of the Catalan medal. The price of the catalogue is €14. A small extract of the catalogue can be viewed here: http://issuu.com/ajuntament_girona/docs/retrats_de_medalla

The foundation Rafael Masó is open 7 days per week, its address is Ballesteries, 29, 17004 Girona, Spain. Staff can be contacted by email info@rafaelmaso.org or via telephone (972 413 989).

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