The Northern Celestial Hemisphere
| Title | The Northern Celestial Hemisphere |
|---|---|
| Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
| Date | 1515 16th century |
| Medium | woodcut on laid paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Rosenwald Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Northern Celestial Hemisphere” is a work by Albrecht Dürer, dated 1515. It is executed in woodcut on laid paper and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1515. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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