A medallion is a round or oval ornament[1] (typically made of bronze but also made of stucco) that contains a sculptural or pictorial decoration on a façade, an interior, a monument, or a piece of furniture or equipment.
In the United Kingdom in the 19th century, this was a popular form of decoration in neoclassical architecture. The frame and portrait were carved as one, in marble for interiors, and in stone for exterior walls.
It is also the name of a scene that is inset into a larger stained glass window.
medallion, architecture, confused, with, modillion, medaillon, medallion, round, oval, ornament, typically, made, bronze, also, made, stucco, that, contains, sculptural, pictorial, decoration, façade, interior, monument, piece, furniture, equipment, united, ki. Not to be confused with Modillion or medaillon A medallion is a round or oval ornament 1 typically made of bronze but also made of stucco that contains a sculptural or pictorial decoration on a facade an interior a monument or a piece of furniture or equipment In the United Kingdom in the 19th century this was a popular form of decoration in neoclassical architecture The frame and portrait were carved as one in marble for interiors and in stone for exterior walls It is also the name of a scene that is inset into a larger stained glass window Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery Edit Roman relief of Jupiter part of a series of twelve gods in medallions c 300 310 AD Gothic relief on the Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe Spain unknown architect unknown date Renaissance medallion on the Hotel du Vieux Raisin Toulouse France unknown architect c 1515 1528 Baroque sculpture of cherubs holding a medallion with Louis XIV s monogram unknown sculptor late 17th very early 18th century Rococo medallion in the lunette of the door of the Hotel de Salm Dyck Paris unknown architect 1722 Louis XVI medallion with garlands on a Rococo panel Abbaye de Sturzelbronn Sturzelbronn France unknown sculptor mid 18th century Neoclassical medallion on the Grave of Geoffroy Saint Hilaire Pere Lachaise Cemetery Paris by David d Angers 1844 Renaissance Revival medallion on Cafeneaua Veche Bucharest Romania unknown architect early 19th century Beaux Arts polychrome medallions on the facade of a building in Montpellier France unknown ceramist mid or late 19th century Rococo Revival polychrome medallion on the facade of Beckershoffstrasse no 7 Mettmann Germany unknown architect 1902 Art Deco medallion on the facade of the Dalaskolan Goteborg Sweden unknown sculptor 1924See also EditFloor medallion Tondo art round circular Cartouche design ovalReferences Edit Mish Frederick C ed 2003 Merriam Webster s Collegiate Dictionary 11th ed Springfield MA Merriam Webster ISBN 0 87779 808 7 See definition 2 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Medaillons This architectural element related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Medallion architecture amp oldid 1128946287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
