Object Details
Designer
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The figure of the Sun stands, facing right in profile. He wears a crown and in his right hand carries a wand which bears a face with gleaming rays. He is accompanied by Leo (the lion). At upper left, the word "SOL" and the symbol for gold.
Credit Line
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Date
1539
Accession Number
1950-131-7
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
4.4 × 2.9 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
made in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1950-131-7