The Southern Stellar Hemisphere of Antiquity
The Southern Stellar Hemisphere of Antiquity (Haemisphaerium stellatum australe antiquum) — Andreas Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660).
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This print
Where it works
Cellarius's southern stellar hemisphere of antiquity, a round star chart on cream filled with constellation beasts — a scorpion, a centaur, a crab — in rose, blue, green and gold, bordered by gray clouds and figures. A landscape map for a study, library or hallway on navy or cream walls at 24×36 in black.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- gold, blush pink, cornflower blue, grey
- Mood
- scholarly, grand
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, bedroom
- 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.
