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Black woodcut star map on pale paper: a circle of constellation figures including creatures and archers, with a title banner above and ornamental coats of arms and text panels.

Celestial Map of the Southern Sky (Imagines coeli meridionales)

A black-ink woodcut on pale laid paper showing a circular star map of the southern sky, with mythological creatures and human figures arranged around a central pole. Decorative scrollwork frames the title at top, a coat of arms sits at upper left, and a cloud-borne text panel appears at lower right.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1515
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2124 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1515).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Mapa celeste del cielo austral (Imagines coeli meridionales)

Xilografía en tinta negra sobre papel vergé claro que muestra un mapa circular del cielo austral, con criaturas mitológicas y figuras humanas dispuestas alrededor de un polo central. Una greca ornamental enmarca el título en la parte superior, un escudo de armas aparece arriba a la izquierda y un panel de texto sobre nubes se ve abajo a la derecha.

Português: Mapa celeste do céu austral (Imagines coeli meridionales)

Xilogravura em tinta preta sobre papel vergê claro, mostrando um mapa circular do céu austral, com criaturas mitológicas e figuras humanas dispostas em torno de um polo central. Uma moldura ornamental de volutas emoldura o título no alto, um brasão aparece à esquerda, no topo, e um painel de texto sobre nuvens aparece à direita, embaixo.

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