A Perspective of Seven Stars Balanced on Three Crosses

1567

Mathis Zündt, after Hans Lencker

Associated Names
Mathis Zündt

Artist, German, c. 1498 - 1572

Hans Lencker

Artist After, German, 1523 - 1585

The image displays geometric shapes such as stars, crosses, and rings. There is a collection of interconnected star-like forms at the top and three crosses rising from circular bases below. The composition conveys balance with a structured design resembling familiar objects like Christmas ornaments and architectural motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.3 × 16.2 cm (9 9/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 × 17.5 cm (10 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.66.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen-Weigel 1894, no. 56,19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1894

  • Andresen, Andreas, and Rudolf Weigel. Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek, Berlin. Berlin, 1894, no. 56,19

Wikidata ID

Q77007112

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