Star Lore Art

More Planispheres

1590 - 1772 (and beyond)

In 1515, German painter Albrecht Dürer created two woodblocks for the first western printed star charts (see here for details).

In the years and centuries that followed, many astronomers and artists were inspired by Dürer's masterpiece.

There are literally hundreds of artistic renderings of the constellations - some done with amazing accuracy, others using a large degree of creative freedom.

Even today, artists still create similar charts (see above a creation by Studio Grafiikka from 2018).

Below are some examples I personally like. They are presented with internet sources and links to the biographies of their creators.

Click on the pictures for larger images.

Tobias Conrad Lotter - 1772 source: pixels.com

Thomas Hood - 1590

reddit.com

Andreas Cellarius - 1660

See here for more details.

Frederik de Wit - 1670

brewminate.com


Peter Schenk - 1705

donaldheald.com


Pieter van der Aa - 1715

abebooks.com


Georges Louis Le Rouge - 1746

Ebay

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