Handstone with Mine and St. George
2nd half 16th c., Artist: Caspar Ulich
Handstone with Mine and St. George
Handstones are samples of rock or ore that have been artistically altered or augmented; mining scenes are generally combined with religious subjects. In the princely Kunstkammer, handstones symbolized the natural wealth of a country, but were also prototypical demonstrations of the bond between nature and art. The group preserved from the collection of Archduke Ferdinand II is today the most significant of its kind worldwide.
Object data
Object Name
Handstone
Culture
Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal)
Dated
2nd half 16th c.
Artist
Caspar Ulich (nachweisbar 1555 - 1576 St. Joachimsthal)
Workshop
Caspar Ulich (nachweisbar 1555 - 1576 St. Joachimsthal)
Material
Minerals, gilded silver, glass
Dimensions
28,9 cm × 11 cm
Inscribed
"KOMET ZV MIR AL DIE IR MVSELIG V BELADEN SE ICH WIL EVCH ERQVICK"; "DVRCH CHRISTVM HABEN WIR EINEN ZVGANG IN GLAVB Z...DISER...V..."; "EIN GETREIER ARBEID IST SEINES LONS WERT"
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 4144
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