Handstone with Mine and St. George
2nd half 16th c. | Caspar Ulich
Handstones are samples of rock or ore that have been artistically altered or augmented; mining scenes are generally combined with religious subjects. In the princely Kunstkammer, handstones symbolized the natural wealth of a country, but were also prototypical demonstrations of the bond between nature and art. The group preserved from the collection of Archduke Ferdinand II is today the most significant of its kind worldwide.
Handstones are samples of rock or ore that have been artistically altered or augmented; mining scenes are generally combined with religious subjects. In the princely Kunstkammer, handstones symbolized the natural wealth of a country, but were also prototypical demonstrations of the bond between nature and art. The group preserved from the collection of Archduke Ferdinand II is today the most significant of its kind worldwide.
Artist:
Caspar Ulich (nachweisbar 1555 - 1576 St. Joachimsthal)
Workshop:
Caspar Ulich (nachweisbar 1555 - 1576 St. Joachimsthal)
Time:
2nd half 16th c.
Object Name
Handstone
Culture
Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal)
Material/technology:
Minerals, gilded silver, glass
Dimensions:
28,9 cm × 11 cm
Inscribed
"KOMET ZV MIR AL DIE IR MVSELIG V BELADEN SE ICH WIL EVCH ERQVICK"; "DVRCH CHRISTVM HABEN WIR EINEN ZVGANG IN GLAVB Z...DISER...V..."; "EIN GETREIER ARBEID IST SEINES LONS WERT"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4144
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