The Southern Celestial Hemisphere

1515

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a celestial chart depicting various constellations. The image presents a detailed illustration of constellations with mythological figures and symbols labeled with Latin names such as 'Orion,' 'Eridanus,' and 'Hydrus.' The circular design is divided into segments, each portraying a different constellation, with accurate astrological markings. The outer edges of the drawing feature intricate motifs and heraldic shields.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 45.3 x 43.3 cm (17 13/16 x 17 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.234

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 259

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. P. Kraus, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1932d), 1954; gift to NGA, 1954.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 244.

Inscriptions

in block, above image: Imagines coeli Meridionales; in block, within image at upper right: [10 line dedication]; in block, within image at lower right: [12 line inscription of Imperial privilege]; in block, within image at lower left: Ioann. Stabius ordinavit / Conradus Heinfogel stellas posuit / Albertus Durer imaginibus circumscripsit

Watermarks

triangle with flower with six petals (Meder 127)

Wikidata ID

Q18339674

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