Design for a Rood Screen

Attributed to Jost Schilder
Attributed to Madern Gerthener
ca. 1420–50
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Rood Screen
  • Artist: Attributed to Jost Schilder (German, died 1474)
  • Artist: Attributed to Madern Gerthener (German, ca. 1360–1430)
  • Date: ca. 1420–50
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on paper
  • Dimensions: Framed: 22 7/16 × 29 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (57 × 75.5 × 3.3 cm)
    Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 7/8 in. (29.5 × 42.8 cm)
    Mount: 21 7/16 × 28 3/4 in. (54.5 × 73 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Historisches Museum Frankfurt (Inv. Nr. C49 291)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints