Lightboxes
Cart
alb3606955

AFTER WENZEL JAMNITZER. Perspectiva Corporum Regularium

Perspectiva Corporum Regularium. Artist: after Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, Vienna 1507/8-1585 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Overall: 13 3/4 x 10 1/16 x 3/8in. (35 x 25.5 x 1cm). Engraver: Jost Amman (Swiss, Zurich before 1539-1591 Nuremberg). Published in: Nuremberg. Date: 1568. Perspective of the Regular Bodies is a lavish compendium of perspectival geometry expressly intended to show off the graphic skills of Jamnitzer, perhaps the most renowned sixteenth-century goldsmith. Based on the five Platonic solids, or "regular bodies"--the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron--the five main sections of the book each consist of twenty-four polyhedral variants. The forms progress from the simplest on the top row of each page to the most augmented and complex at the bottom.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image
Loading...
Author:
Title:
Perspectiva Corporum Regularium
Caption:
Perspectiva Corporum Regularium. Artist: after Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, Vienna 1507/8-1585 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Overall: 13 3/4 x 10 1/16 x 3/8in. (35 x 25.5 x 1cm). Engraver: Jost Amman (Swiss, Zurich before 1539-1591 Nuremberg). Published in: Nuremberg. Date: 1568. Perspective of the Regular Bodies is a lavish compendium of perspectival geometry expressly intended to show off the graphic skills of Jamnitzer, perhaps the most renowned sixteenth-century goldsmith. Based on the five Platonic solids, or "regular bodies"--the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron--the five main sections of the book each consist of twenty-four polyhedral variants. The forms progress from the simplest on the top row of each page to the most augmented and complex at the bottom.
Technique/material:
ETCHING
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
2829 x 4101 px | 33.2 MB
Print size:
24.0 x 34.7 cm | 9.4 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: