Map of Vienna

1552

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a detailed map. The map shows the layout of a fortified city, featuring a circular design with roads, residential blocks, landmarks, and surrounding fortifications with bastions and other defensive structures. The map includes intricate line work and detailed script labeling different parts of the city. The corners of the map have ornate cartouches and illustrations, including emblems and motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [made up of 6 parts mounted on cloth and folded]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 84 × 89 cm (33 1/16 × 35 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 143, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vienna; (P. & D. Colnaghi, London); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1951; gift to NGA, 1952.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1917

  • Schwarz, Karl. Augustin Hirschvogel: Ein deutscher Meister der Renaissance. Berlin: Julius Bard, 1917. Reprint. 2 vols. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971. Schwarz, as Bartsch before him, listed Hirschvogel'sse

Wikidata ID

Q65221078

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