St. Lucasgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Jacobus Steenbergen, schilder 1726

This small, bronze medal, created in 1726 by an anonymous artist, is a guild medal for the St. Lucasgilde van Amsterdam. It features the coat of arms of Jacobus Steenbergen, a painter, on one side and his name and the year of creation on the reverse. Guild medals, like this one, were often given to members of a guild as a sign of membership and recognition of their skills. They are a testament to the importance of guilds in the Netherlands during the 17th and 18th centuries.