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Western Exposure @WesternExposure

Good morning!
(Well, mid-day here in Ireland already. Been busy.)
Many, many moons ago (pun intended) I bought two postcards, one of a moon medallion and one of a similarly styled sun. Both were images painted by German sculptor Veit Stoss in 1518 on the back of rosary medallions surrounding limewood sculptures in the medieval church of St. Lorenz in Nuremberg. The postcards still hang on the wall in my house but I thought it'd be nice to have larger versions of them, so I made them.

Western Exposure @WesternExposure@mastodon.ie

Here's the moon version.
If they tickle your fancy, both are available here:
https://western-exposure.pixels.com/collections/symbols
or (shipping from US + import tax are crazy) for those in Europe here:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/westernexposure/shop?artistUserName=WesternExposure&collections=827962&iaCode=all-departments&sortOrder=relevant
#art #mastoart #FediGiftShop #SunAndMoon #VeitStoss

This is digital re-imagining or recreation of Veit Stoss' rosary medallion 'Moon' which the German artist had created in 1518 as part of the Angelic Salutation (German: Engelsgruß), an assemblage of limewood sculptures celebrating the Annunciation for the medieval church of St. Lorenz in Nuremberg, southern Germany. The moon is painted on the back of one of the 7 medallions that surround the sculptures. One other medallion shows a sun on the back and the remainder are adorned with golden stars.
Many, many moons ago (pun intended) I bought a postcard showing the original but slightly damaged medallion and it still hangs on a wall in my house to this day. I thought it'd be nice to have a bigger version of it. I added a star on the far right where the original is damaged, not knowing whether there was one in the original. But I think it balances the image a little, given that the moon is not centered.

Nov 29, 2022, 12:30 PM··Web

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Western Exposure @WesternExposure

... and these are the beautiful originals, by Veit Stoss (1518).
#sunandmoonart #veitstoss #16thcentury #sonneundmond #blueandgold #sunface #moonface #gothicbaroque #veitstoß #WitStwosz

The original 1518 Veit Stoss rosary medallions depicting a moon and a sun in gothic/baroque style.

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