The Earth within the Celestial Circles
The Earth within the Celestial Circles (Situs Terrae circulis coelestibus circundatae) — Andreas Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660).
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This print
Where it works
The earth held inside crossing celestial rings in pink and ochre, with grey engraved cloud, figures and cherubs around the border, in Cellarius's 1660 plate on a cream page. Hang it in a study, a library or an entry hall on navy or cream at 24×36 in black, with his Northern Celestial Hemisphere.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- blush pink, ochre, grey, cream
- Mood
- scholarly, grand
- Rooms
- study or library, bedroom, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
