Wire Drawing Bench of the Saxon Electors

before 1565
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wire Drawing Bench of the Saxon Electors
  • Maker: Leonhard Danner (German, 1507–1585)
  • Date: before 1565
  • Culture: German, Nuremberg
  • Medium: Wood: ebony, olive, padouk, alder, walnut, burr alder, burr yew, hornbeam, oak, barberry, maple, beech, holly, larch, fruitwood, coconut, ash, palm, burr elm, plum, pear, burr walnut, limewood, greenwood; niello on metal alloy.
  • Dimensions: 31 1/8 in. × 16 9/16 in. × 14 ft. 6 in., 661.4 lb. (79 × 42 × 442 cm, 300 kg)
  • Classifications: Woodblocks, Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Musée National de la Renaissance, Écouen, France
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts