Celestial Map of the Northern Sky

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Title	Celestial Map of the Northern Sky
Material and technique	Woodcut
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 427 mm Width 432 mm
Artists	Graphic artist: Albrecht Dürer
Accession number	DN 1239/190 (PK)
Credits	Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1923
Creation date	in 1515
Collector	Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis
Internal exhibitions	Rondom Dürer, Duitse grafiek en tekenkunst, 1480-1550 (2003)
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Woodcut > Manual > Relief printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Germany > Western Europe > Europe

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Albrecht Dürer

Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528

Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...

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