Handstone with the Sacrifice of Abraham
dated 1563 | 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)
Time:
dated 1563
Object Name
Handstone
Culture
Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal)
Material/technology:
Acanthite, minerals, gilded silver
Dimensions:
19,8 cm × 9 cm
Inscribed
"MENS IMMOTA MANET 15 AB 63"; "ABRAHAM IÖRGER"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4142
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