Nomos 13

Netherlands, The Dutch Republic. Plaquettepenning (Silver, 60x51mm, 32.92 g 12), Memento mori for Justus de Jonge, died 20 January 1697, after Pieter van Abeele, 1697. Laureate skull with winged hourglass on top; in jaws, cartouche, between palm branches, containing Iustus / ut Palma, / Florebit (=Justus will flourish like a Palm); around the skull, ribbon bearing the words: Salich sijn de Dooden die in den Heere stervē Want sij Riisten van haren Arbeijt (=blessed are the dead who believe in the Lord for they will rest from their labor). Rev. Ter Eeren en Gedachetenis soo wilt dit aan vaerden Om dat ghij mÿn dus Deughdelÿck hebt gebrach ter Aerden (=please accept this for honor and remembrance since you buried me in a proper way) With the oval field: Ter / Gedachtenis / van den Eer / Waerdigen heer / IUSTUS DE IONGE / Prister tot / Amsterdam / Overladen d’ 20 Jañ / 1697. Out 28. Jaaren (=in memory of the honorable gentleman, Justus de Jonge, priest in Amsterdam, who died on the 20th of January 1697 at the age of 28); below, in a cartouche flanked by palm branches, De Door is / een inganck / ten Leeven (=death is the entrance to life). Bemolt 560. De Beeldenaar 2012-1, 28 (this piece illustrated). Very rare. An attractive piece. Some minor casting faults and marks, otherwise, about extremely fine.

Acquired from Floris van Wanroij Fine Art in 2012.

Justus de Jonge (1669-1697) was a Calvinist priest in Amsterdam, about whom little is remarkable. This memorial medal is made from an obverse plaque by Abeele (the cartouche is flanked by palm branches, Muller’s very similar obverse has a cartouche flanked by putti) combined with a specially made blank reverse, which was then engraved with the decedent’s details.