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Map of the Iberian Peninsula
Also titled Kaart van het Iberische Schiereiland
Augustin Hirschvogel (Neurenberg, 1503–1553)
c. 1553
- Medium
- bronze (metal), lapis lazuli (rock), slate (rock), gold (metal), silver (metal), brass (alloy), bergkristal
- Classification
- table piece
- Dimensions
- height 12 cm x diameter 61 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Cartography and art are united here: the map reflects the latest scientific knowledge and the object itself is fashioned from precious materials. Painted on the back of the polished round rock crystal plate is a map of Spain and Portugal. Over the course of time, the original bright blue colour of the expensive lapis lazuli has discoloured almost entirely to a dull grey.
