thing:T16568

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T16568

Likeness of saiga's head sent to Gessner by Herberstein

(location unknown, no copy identified)

Details

Actors

Conrad Gessner (26 March 1516 - 13 December 1565) owner : after 1 January 1550 - before 31 December 1560
Siegmund von Herberstein (23 August 1486 - 28 March 1566) owner

Places

location unknown, no copy identified storage place

Design

Likeness of saiga's head sent to Gessner by Herberstein

In-Urus interactions

⇥ Saiga head (Froschauer 1560) Part of Set for Gessner's Historia animalium (Froschauer) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) (Iconclass: 25F24(SAIGA ANTELOPE))

Credits

Created on

2021-10-13 13:41

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2024-03-05 08:40)