Hans Collaert II
Astrolabium

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Artist Hans Collaert II (Flemish, 1566–1628)Flemish, 1566–1628

Artistafter Johannes Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy)Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy

PublisherPublished by Joannes Galle (Flemish, c. 1600–1676)Flemish, c. 1600–1676

CultureFlemish

Titles

Astrolabium
Amerigo Vespucci Discovering the Southern Cross with an Astrolabe

Datec. 1600

MediumEngraving

DimensionsPlate: 7 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (19.7 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1998.9.18

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PRINTS

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Picturing the Senses in European Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 10–July 17, 2011.

"Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe," Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 6–December 11, 2011; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, January 17–April 8, 2012.

"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.

"Destination Moon," The Bryan Museum, Galveston, February 1–April 30, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on the plate bottom left below the image: 18.

Printed on the plate centered below the image: ASTROLABIVM .

Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Americus Vespuccius, cum quattuor Stellis crucem Silente nocte repperit.

Printed on the bottom of the panel which is on the left side of the image: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan. Collaert Sculp.

Catalogue raisonnéNew Hollstein 340 (Stradanus); New Hollstein 1211 (Collaert)

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.