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Two polyhedrons
Egidius Lobenigk1581 - 1584
Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany
The creation of these pieces called for the utmost skill and a thorough knowledge of mathematics and perspective. Anyone who could produce a piece of this kind on the lathe had outstanding gifts and his skill was beyond question.
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- Title: Two polyhedrons
- Creator: Egidius Lobenigk
- Creator Lifespan: 1595
- Creator Nationality: German
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1581 - 1584
- Physical Dimensions: h92.1 cm
- Collection: Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
- Additional Artists: Georg Wecker (ca. 1550)
- Type: Ivory work
- Rights: Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photographer: Jürgen Karpinski
- External Link: http://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/de/contents/show?id=121151
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