It’s time for another thematic upload—this time focusing upon, for the most part, the architectural mastery of Jacques Wiener. Before he began his massive series of architectural medals that highlighted famous edifices across Europe (and produced in a 59mm format), he designed a series of 10 slightly smaller medals (50mm) that focused solely upon various churches from his native Kingdom of Belgium. These medals featured the overall style that he would later employ again, with intricate exterior views on the obverse, and seemingly even more intricate interior views on the reverse. Around this time, other engravers began pushing the limits of the medal, with highly refined architectural renderings being produced by Hart in Belgium, Davis in England, Bianchi in Italy, and Wilkens in Germany. While preparing this upload, we happened to visit a market that had some interesting sculpted-like figures adorning the exterior...