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Woodcut of a bearded astronomer in a robe marking a globe with dividers in a study, with a second globe and a window view.

An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of dividers. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.

A bearded man in a long robe leans over a celestial globe in a study, using dividers to mark points on its surface. A second globe and an armillary-like sphere sit on the table, with clouds and a distant building visible through a window at left. The fine parallel line work of the woodcut defines the drapery and the curtain at right.

Artist
Jost Amman
Date
[1568]
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3061 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1568.
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Español: Astrónomo con compás y globo, grabado en madera de Jost Amman, 1568

Un hombre barbudo con una larga túnica se inclina sobre un globo celeste en un estudio y usa un compás para marcar puntos en su superficie. Sobre la mesa hay un segundo globo y una esfera similar a un armilar, y a la izquierda se ven nubes y un edificio lejano por la ventana. Las líneas paralelas finas del grabado definen los pliegues y la cortina de la derecha.

Português: Astrônomo com compasso e globo, xilogravura de Jost Amman, 1568

Um homem barbudo de longa túnica se debruça sobre um globo celeste em um estúdio e usa um compasso para marcar pontos em sua superfície. Sobre a mesa há um segundo globo e uma esfera semelhante a um armilar, e à esquerda aparecem nuvens e um edifício distante pela janela. As linhas paralelas finas da xilogravura definem as dobras e a cortina à direita.

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