Mercurius met sterrenbeelden Maagd en Tweelingen, Hans Sebald Beham, 1539

Title(s)

Mercurius met sterrenbeelden Maagd en Tweelingen
Mercvrivs (title on object)
Zeven planeten en sterrenbeelden (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

6/8

Object number

RP-P-H-1038

Catalogue reference

• Bartsch 119
• Pauli (Hans Sebald Beham) 121-1(3)
• Hollstein German 121-1(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: ‘Hinloopen’Lugt 11

Artist

• print maker: Hans Sebald Beham (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Hans Sebald Beham

Place

Frankfurt am Main

Dating

1539

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 43 mm × width 29 mm

What

• Mercury and his children ('Planetenkinder') ~ Gemini and Virgo

Credit line

• On loan from the City of Amsterdam

Acquisition

loan

Copyright

Public domain

• Hans Sebald Beham, Gustav 1866-1938 Pauli, p. 128, 129, cat.nr. 121-I