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Hierosolyma, Templum Salomois. [“Solomon’s Temple, Jerusalem”].

Auction 77 · Lot 115

Hierosolyma, Templum Salomois. [“Solomon’s Temple, Jerusalem”].

Estimate
$400–$600
Hammer price
$500

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.

Place

Nuremberg, first edition 1493 (or later)

Description

Half-page woodcut by Michael Wohlgemuth from the Nuremberg Chronicle.

references

Laor 1123.

summary

An quasi-symmetrical depiction of Jerusalem at the height of its grandeur, with Solomon’s Temple in the heart of the city.
15 x 9.5 inches (38 x 24 cm) to mat. Finely framed.
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