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Black woodcut star chart of northern constellations with figures of men and animals, Latin text across the top and robed figures in the corners.

Celestial Map of the Northern Sky with the Twelve Zodiac Signs

A black woodcut on ivory paper showing a star chart of the northern constellations, with figures of men and animals drawn in linked dotted lines across the sky. Latin inscription runs across the top, and robed figures appear in the four corners, with a dense network of star points and fine hatching throughout.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1515
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2102 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 norte con los doce signos del zodiaco

Xilografía en tinta negra sobre papel marfil que muestra una carta estelar de las constelaciones del norte, con figuras de hombres y animales unidas por líneas punteadas. Una inscripción en latín recorre la parte superior y figuras con túnica aparecen en las cuatro esquinas.

Português: Mapa celeste do céu norte com os doze signos do zodíaco

Xilogravura em tinta preta sobre papel marfim mostrando uma carta estelar das constelações do norte, com figuras de homens e animais ligadas por linhas pontilhadas. Uma inscrição em latim percorre o topo, e figuras de túnica aparecem nos cantos.

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