Christmas gifts

[Medalstrike]

Hello Members,

what lay under your Christmas tree?
I was richly rewarded, from my girl friend, I got an Indian deity:
Brahma 'God of Creation' and a very nice Medal "Jeanne d'Arc"
My Brother gave me three `Bull and Horsemen` coins.
And from a friend I became another`Bull and Horsemen` coin.
Then there was perfume and two Historical Books.
I'm totally happy.
The coins and the medal I will soon introduce a separate.

Dietmar

[RHM22]

Congrats are in order for that very eclectic mix, Dietmar! Unfortunately, it's still Christmas Eve here!

[RHM22]

I really like that Joan of Arc medal, by the way. It reminds of a few Swiss shooting medals. The only group that can compete with the Swiss in the medallic arts are the French, as far as I'm concerned.

[Medalstrike]

The only group that can compete with the Swiss in the medallic arts are the French, as far as I'm concerned.

I would also agree that,
only with the small differed that Swiss shooting medals some are more expensive than comparable pieces from France.

Dietmar

[chrisild]

Unfortunately, it's still Christmas Eve here!

The Christmas "timing" is somewhat odd in parts of Europe: On Christmas Eve, stores and even some offices are open until noon or early afternoon. In the evening of the same day, you get and give presents. If you are religious, you go to church in the late evening (24 Dec) or the next morning (25 Dec). And after that, since Christmas is a two-day holiday, you have plenty of time to either relax or see friends and relatives ...

And yes, I got a few coins too. A German €10 collector coin (which I already have) for example, and a medal advertising/commemorating "Ruhr.2010" (one of the three European Capitals of Culture in the new year). Image from the ruhr2010.de website attached ...

Christian

[Figleaf]

No coins for me, but a camera that was selected for its ability to make pictures of small objects. This is going to be fun...

Peter

[Figleaf]

I really like that Joan of Arc medal, by the way. It reminds of a few Swiss shooting medals. The only group that can compete with the Swiss in the medallic arts are the French, as far as I'm concerned.

What you are seeing that reminds you of your Schützenthaler is a style that was still popular in the thirties, both in France and in Switzerland: Gothic revival. That style was in itself a continuation of another popular style, classicism, or classic revival. Both were not hindered by excess creativity, but rather a romanticized rendering of previous broad styles.

They were especially useful in provoking artists to seek new styles, the first of which was art nouveau (Jugendstil), the first art form since the Celts that didn't seek to reproduce natural scenes and lifelike portraits. This approach ultimately led to non-figurative art. Maybe this is why classicism and Gothic revival still have appeal, especially among those who do not appreciate modern art?

Peter

[Medalstrike]

No coins for me, but a camera that was selected for its ability to make pictures of small objects. This is going to be fun...

Peter

It is quite wonderful, because we are curious for the pictures.

Dietmar

[Bimat]

It doesn't show only Brahma,but also Vishnu and Mahesh(Shankar).A very nice image can be found here.

Between,a very nice gift to have

Aditya

[asm]

In Indian mythology, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer or preserver and Mahesh is the destroyer. Between the three, they are responsible for the complete life cycle of all living beings.

Amit

[Medalstrike]

Aditya and Amit, thank you for the supplements.

Dietmar