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Obelisk

16. Jahrhundert

During the Counter Reformation Pope Sixtus V had Egyptian obeliscs put up in front of the main churches in Rome. That’s why obeliscs were often used as decorations in the 16th century architecture. This one here made of serpentine and marble is mentioned in the inventory of Ferdinand II of 1596. Marble was not used very much during the Middle Ages, but as in the Classical World it was very popular in the Renaissance.

During the Counter Reformation Pope Sixtus V had Egyptian obeliscs put up in front of the main churches in Rome. That’s why obeliscs were often used as decorations in the 16th century architecture. This one here made of serpentine and marble is mentioned in the inventory of Ferdinand II of 1596. Marble was not used very much during the Middle Ages, but as in the Classical World it was very popular in the Renaissance.

Time:
16. Jahrhundert

Object Name
Obelisk

Culture
italienisch

Material/technology:
Serpentin, Marmor

Dimensions:
H. 56 cm

Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck

Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 905

Provenance
Inventar 1596, K 6, fol. 376

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