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XVII-wieczne medale oraz numizmaty pamiątkowe poświęcone oblężeniu osmańskiemu Wiednia w 1683 roku i jego niektórym aspektom

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Rokita J. G.

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia

2019

issue 20

83-104

The author of the paper describes five works of medallic and graphic art associated with medals minted in the period of the Vienna victory. Iconographic analysis of the pieces, in the light of comparison with selected examples of other medals and graphic works, offers an insight into works of art which display similarities to representations on the obverses and reverses of Sobieski’s medals. The author demonstrates that the medals commemorating the victory at Vienna were intended to achieve one fundamental propaganda goal-meet the expectation of the founder of the medal and the party who commissioned it. Leopold I, who in the crucial moment of the relief stayed outside Vienna, sought to demonstrate that the most important element in the clash with the Turks was the sacrifice of the Austrian soldier and the divine providence which, in a time of need, protected the city and its residents. On the other hand, Innocent XI wished to highlight his own efforts made to annihilate the enemy through financial support (papal subsidy) and prayer.

The chief aim of the paper is to introduce the reader to five specific pieces of medallic art, answer the questions what propaganda goals they were to accomplish, as well as provide am iconographic analysis, in comparison with selected examples of medals, graphic works, sculptures, and handicrafts.

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XVII-wieczne medale oraz numizmaty pamiątkowe poświęcone oblężeniu osmańskiemu Wiednia w 1683 roku i jego niektórym aspektom