Bildnis des Michael Wolgemut

Unknown artist

Fourth part, “Der Nuremberg Münz-Belusungen” (cf. JH.Num.q.34 (2 of the Bamberg State Library) erased Leitner’s illustration of a medal that shows a portrait of Dürer’s teacher Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519) in the left profile. The so-called Wolgemut Medal was created at the earliest in the middle of the 16th century and is based on Dürer’s 1516 painting (now on loan from the Bavarian state painting collections Munich in Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Inv.-Nr. Gm885). The dating “1508” and the monogram Dürer were attached. (Cf. Mende 1983, p. 250) Probably a permanent specimen of the medal in 1849 with the rest of Heller’s estate went into the stock of the then Royal Library (now the Bamberg State Library). (Cf. Heller Dürer 1831 II.1090.6) Heller included deductions from the Will’s record under the heading “Abnach Dürer züge den züge und züge geAbgeAb[ After Dürer’s Paintings and Drawings” in his 1827 published Dürer publication. (Cf. Heller Dürer 1827 II.916,2522)