Medal of Louise Labé, la Belle Cordière – Signed by Jean Vernon
In bronze , beautiful appearance in several tones
Weight: 283.7g
Diameter: 76.5mm
Obverse:
Louise Labé (1524-1566 French Renaissance poet, one of the main figures of the Lyon School.) front in period clothes, playing the lute .
Circular inscription:
LOVISE LABÉ
‘LA BELLE CORDIÈRE’
Signature: JEAN VERNON
Reverse:
Oak on the trunk of which ivy climbs. At the top of the tree, a heart from which flames spring, at the bottom a heraldic lion . In the field on the left a horse’s head and a helm with the inscription DEBAT DE•FOLIE•ET D’AMOUR , on the right an angel’s head and a lyre with the inscription SONNETS AMOVREVX ≈ ELEGIES ≈
At the bottom, the dates = 1526 1565 =
Edge:
1979 + Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
