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He studied in Paris, then settled in Brussels.\r\n\r\nIn 1845 he started engraving medals depicting the exterior and interior of monuments with a great attention to detail, something which hasn't previously been attempted. The first series was a group of ten medals depicting famous Belgian churches. Then he made a series of medals representing important monuments of Europe, like cathedrals, churches and mosques as well as other civic Belgian buildings including for example all Belgian prisons and some town halls.  By 1872 unfortunately he had almost lost his eye sight and had to stop producing medals.","physicalDescription":"This bronze medal depicts on the obverse an interior view of the Cathedral at Cordoba and on the reverse another interior view. 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One of a series of 50 medals commemorating the 'Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe'.","historicalContext":"Spain became a popular destination for foreign travellers who began to visit the crumbling ruins of its Islamic past in the late eighteenth century. The Great Mosque of Cordoba was one of the most popular monuments, with the Alhambra in Granada and the Alcazar in Seville.","briefDescription":"Medal, bronze, representing the interior of the Cathedral of Córdoba, by Jacques Wiener, Belgium, ca. 1862","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1862. <u>In</u>: <u>Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I</u>. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 13"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Tucker, J. L. \"Jacques Wiener: An Update\". 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