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 934
Provenance
Inventar 1596, K 6, fol. 375
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