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Bold text reading "Gothic by Design" overlays intricate Gothic arch designs on a black background, conveying a sense of architectural elegance.
Exhibition

Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship

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Portrait of the Architect Mathes (Matthäus) Roriczer, Hans Holbein the Elder German, Silverpoint on gray-white prepared paper, later partially covered with gray body color and dark gray-brown ink
On loan to The Met
Portrait of the Architect Mathes (Matthäus) Roriczer
Hans Holbein the Elder
Sitter Matthes (Matthäus) Roriczer
ca. 1490–93
Tracery Arcade from the Great South Window of Canterbury Cathedral, Master Mason Stephen Lote and/or, Caen stone, British
Tracery Arcade from the Great South Window of Canterbury Cathedral
Design perhaps by Master Mason Stephen Lote
Master Mason Thomas Mapilton
ca. 1426–1435
Design for a Monumental Sacrament House, Lorenz Lechler German, Pen and two types of ink (carbon black and iron gall) over blind ruling, 17th-century inscription in pen and ink, on parchment, German
Design for a Monumental Sacrament House
Lorenz Lechler
Unidentified
1502
Remnants of Erased Architectural Drawings from the Reims Palimpsest (Martyrologe et Nécrologe de l’Église de Reims), Anonymous, French ,13th century French, Blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment; later text in pen and black ink
On loan to The Met
Remnants of Erased Architectural Drawings from the Reims Palimpsest (Martyrologe et Nécrologe de l’Église de Reims)
Anonymous, French
ca. 1230–60; 1263–72
Partial Elevation of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral (Drawing A'), Erwin von Steinbach German, Pen and brown ink on parchment
On loan to The Met
Partial Elevation of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral (Drawing A')
Attributed to Erwin von Steinbach
Partially after Master Rudolph the Elder
ca. 1260–70
Partial Elevation of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral with its North Tower (Drawing B'), Erwin von Steinbach German, Pen and black and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Partial Elevation of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral with its North Tower (Drawing B')
After Erwin von Steinbach
ca. 1278–1300
Partial Elevation and Plan of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral, Michel de Fribourg German, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Partial Elevation and Plan of the Facade of Strasbourg Cathedral
Attributed to Michel de Fribourg
Attributed to Claus de Lohre
1380–1400
Partial Floor Plan of the Facade and South Tower of Cologne Cathedral, Anonymous, German (active late 13th–early 14th century) German, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Partial Floor Plan of the Facade and South Tower of Cologne Cathedral
Anonymous, German
ca. 1300–1350
Cross Section of the Northern Half of the Choir and Flying Buttresses of the Cathedral of Saint Vitus (Veitsdom), Prague, Peter Parler, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Cross Section of the Northern Half of the Choir and Flying Buttresses of the Cathedral of Saint Vitus (Veitsdom), Prague
Peter Parler
ca. 1360
Design for the Entrance Portal of Regensburg Cathedral, Wenzel Roriczer German, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for the Entrance Portal of Regensburg Cathedral
Possibly by Wenzel Roriczer
ca. 1390–1410
Partial Elevation of the South Tower of the Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna, Peter of Prachatitz Central European, Pen and ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Partial Elevation of the South Tower of the Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna
Attributed to Peter of Prachatitz
ca. 1400–1410
Design for the Town Hall of Vienna, Lorenz Spenning, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for the Town Hall of Vienna
Lorenz Spenning
ca. 1455
Elevation of the Tower of the Dom (imperial cathedral) in Frankfurt am Main (Drawing A), Michael Kurtze German, Pen with brown and black ink, and reddish-brown wash on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of the Tower of the Dom (imperial cathedral) in Frankfurt am Main (Drawing A)
Michael Kurtze
possibly after Madern Gerthener
ca. 1434–38
Elevation of the Tower of the Dom (imperial cathedral) in Frankfurt am Main (Drawing C), Nikolaus Quecke German, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of the Tower of the Dom (imperial cathedral) in Frankfurt am Main (Drawing C)
Nikolaus Quecke
ca. 1494–97
Tomb Slab of Maurice de Poissy, Limestone, French
Tomb Slab of Maurice de Poissy
French
ca. 1339
Four Tracery Studies for Arched Windows, Lorenz Spenning or Workshop, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Four Tracery Studies for Arched Windows
Lorenz Spenning
ca. 1455–60
Tracery Study for a Balustrade, Lorenz Spenning or Workshop, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Tracery Study for a Balustrade
Lorenz Spenning
ca. 1460
Studies of Tracery Variations, Madern Gerthener, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Studies of Tracery Variations
Attributed to Madern Gerthener
ca. 1410–15
Design for a Mount of Olives Monument for the City of Ulm, Matthaus Böblinger, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for a Mount of Olives Monument for the City of Ulm
Matthaus Böblinger
1474
Fragment of the Openwork Spire, West Tower, Ulm Minster (Drawing B), Bernard Winkler, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Fragment of the Openwork Spire, West Tower, Ulm Minster (Drawing B)
Bernard Winkler
ca. 1512–18
Design for the Saint Lawrence Portal on the North Side of Strasbourg Cathedral, Jakob von Landshut, Pen and ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for the Saint Lawrence Portal on the North Side of Strasbourg Cathedral
Jakob von Landshut
1494
Architectural Drawing, Pen and brown ink over black chalk on vellum, French
Architectural Drawing
French
1450–1500
Elevation of One Bay of Bishop Fox’s Chantry in Winchester Cathedral, Humpfrey Coke , and, Pen and brown ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of One Bay of Bishop Fox’s Chantry in Winchester Cathedral
Unidentified English artist (16th century), after a design by Humpfrey Coke
William Virtue
ca. 1508
Design for the Palace of the Great Council in Mechelen, Rombout II Keldermans German, Pen and ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for the Palace of the Great Council in Mechelen
Attributed to Rombout II Keldermans
ca. 1525
Design for the Crossing Tower of Rouen Cathedral, Roulland le Roux German, Pen and black ink with gray wash, over traces of metalpoint and blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment; wood spool
On loan to The Met
Design for the Crossing Tower of Rouen Cathedral
Attributed to Roulland le Roux
Attributed to Pierre des Aubeaux
1516; later wood spool
Design for a Rood Screen, Jost Schilder, Pen and brown ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for a Rood Screen
Attributed to Jost Schilder
Attributed to Madern Gerthener
ca. 1420–50
Design for an Altar with Angels, Master of the Drapery Studies German, Pen and brown ink, with white heightening, on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for an Altar with Angels
Attributed to Master of the Drapery Studies
ca. 1480–90
Elevation and Plans for the Pulpit of Strasbourg Cathedral, Hans Hammer German, Pen and reddish-brown ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Elevation and Plans for the Pulpit of Strasbourg Cathedral
Hans Hammer
1484
Funerary Monument and "Totenleuchter" (Memorial Lantern) or Sacrament House, Johannes Weckerlin, Pen and black ink with blue-gray, brown, and yellow wash, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Funerary Monument and "Totenleuchter" (Memorial Lantern) or Sacrament House
Attributed to Johannes Weckerlin
ca. 1420–40
Design for a Sacrament House with the Last Supper, Jörg Seld, Pen and ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for a Sacrament House with the Last Supper
Attributed to Jörg Seld
Formerly attributed to Master I Y S
1514
The Last Supper, Limestone, traces of polychromy, German or South Netherlandish
The Last Supper
German or South Netherlandish
ca. 1500–1530
Design for a Tower Monstrance, Alart Du Hameel, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Tower Monstrance
Alart Du Hameel
ca.1484
Design for a Crozier, Israhel van Meckenem German, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Crozier
Israhel van Meckenem
ca. 1490–1500
Design for a Crozier with Plan, Hans Holbein the Elder German, Pen and ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Design for a Crozier with Plan
Hans Holbein the Elder
Possibly with Jörg Seld
1514
Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Master of Saint Augustine Netherlandish, Oil, gold, and silver on wood, Netherlandish
Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Master of Saint Augustine
ca. 1490
The Censer, Martin Schongauer German, Engraving
The Censer
Martin Schongauer
After/with Georg Schongauer
1470–1491
Design for a Censer, Master W with Key Netherlandish, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Censer
Master W with Key
ca. 1480–90
Censer, Silver, raised and cast, Swiss
Censer
Swiss
before 1477
Morse, Reinecke vam Dressche, Partially gilt silver
On loan to The Met
Morse
Reinecke vam Dressche
before 1487
Design for a Morse, Master W with Key Netherlandish, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Morse
Master W with Key
ca. 1480–90
Design for a Morse, Master W with Key Netherlandish, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Morse
Master W with Key
ca. 1480–90
Monstrance, Silver-gilt, German
Monstrance
German
about 1450
Design for a Tower Monstrance, Jörg Syrlin the Younger, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for a Tower Monstrance
Circle of Jörg Syrlin the Younger
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500-1510
Stem and Foot of a Monstrance, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Stem and Foot of a Monstrance, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Foot for a Monstrance or Cup, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Foot for a Monstrance or Cup, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500-1510
Stem and Foot of a Vessel, with Two Related Plans, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Stem and Foot of a Vessel, with Two Related Plans, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Design for a Monstrance, Jörg Seld, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for a Monstrance
Jörg Seld
1507
Covered Chalice, Silver, gilded with rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and crystals, Spanish
Covered Chalice
Spanish
late 15th century
Das Wiener Heiligthumbuch, Johannes Winterburger Austrian, Woodcuts
Das Wiener Heiligthumbuch
Printer Printed by Johannes Winterburger
1502
Boss or Volute, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, British or South Netherlandish
Boss or Volute
British or South Netherlandish
late 15th century
Stone Mason’s Book of Leaf Designs (Laubhauermüsterbuch), Hans Böblinger the Elder, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Stone Mason’s Book of Leaf Designs (Laubhauermüsterbuch)
Hans Böblinger the Elder
1435
Design for a Monstrance, Wenzel von Olmütz German, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Monstrance
Wenzel von Olmütz
ca. 1481–92
Design for a Reliquary with Branchwork (Astwerk), from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for a Reliquary with Branchwork (Astwerk), from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attriuted to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Tower Monstrance, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Tower Monstrance, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements and Friezes, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements and Friezes, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements and their Plans, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Schematic Representation of Tracery Elements and their Plans, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Baptismal Font and Its Plan, Jörg Syrlin the Younger, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Baptismal Font and Its Plan
Jörg Syrlin the Younger
After Matthaus Böblinger
ca. 1477–90
Elevation of a Pedestal with Figures of Saints, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Pedestal with Figures of Saints, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Reliquary with a Statue of Saint Luke, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Charcoal or black chalk on paper
On loan to The Met
Reliquary with a Statue of Saint Luke, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Jörg Schweiger
ca. 1508–24
Arm Reliquary, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Charcoal or black chalk on paper
On loan to The Met
Arm Reliquary, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Jörg Schweiger
ca. 1508–24
Elevation of a Geometric Base for a Pillar, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Geometric Base for a Pillar, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Elevation of a Geometric Base for a Pillar, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Geometric Base for a Pillar, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Design for the Architectural Frame of a Wall Monument, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger, Pen and black ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Design for the Architectural Frame of a Wall Monument, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger
After Anonymous, German, 15th century
ca. 1500–1510
Recto: Elevation for the Tower of Freiburg Minster; verso: Various Floor Plans and Elevations (Nuremberg Drawing), Erwin von Steinbach German, Pen and black ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Recto: Elevation for the Tower of Freiburg Minster; verso: Various Floor Plans and Elevations (Nuremberg Drawing)
Circle of (?) Erwin von Steinbach
ca. 1300
Elevation of the Inner Wall of the Porch(recto), and Floor Plan (verso) of the North Tower (Adlertor), Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna, Lorenz Spenning or Workshop, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Elevation of the Inner Wall of the Porch(recto), and Floor Plan (verso) of the North Tower (Adlertor), Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna
Lorenz Spenning
1467; ca. 1470
Recto: Floor Plan of the Tower and Entrance Portal, Ulm Minster; verso: Floor Plan of the Octagonal Tower, Strasbourg Cathedral (Drawing IIIC), Matthäus Ensinger, Pen with black and gray-brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment
On loan to The Met
Recto: Floor Plan of the Tower and Entrance Portal, Ulm Minster; verso: Floor Plan of the Octagonal Tower, Strasbourg Cathedral (Drawing IIIC)
Attributed to Matthäus Ensinger
Attributed to Hans Hammer
ca. 1450–60 (recto); 1480–90 (verso)
The Booklet on the Proper Construction of Pinnacles (Das Büchlein von der Fialen Gerechtigkeit), Matthes (Matthäus) Roriczer, Letterpress with woodcut illustrations
On loan to The Met
The Booklet on the Proper Construction of Pinnacles (Das Büchlein von der Fialen Gerechtigkeit)
Written and Printed by Matthes (Matthäus) Roriczer
1486
Geometrical Scheme for a Finial, Anonymous, Austrian, 16th century Austrian, Pen and brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Geometrical Scheme for a Finial
Anonymous, Austrian, 16th century
ca. 1515
Underweysung der Messung/ mit dem Zirckel und richtscheyt, Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut
Underweysung der Messung/ mit dem Zirckel und richtscheyt
Multiple artists/makers
1525
Elevation of a Gothic Pinnacle with a Hexagonal Plan, Wenzel von Olmütz German, Engraving
Elevation of a Gothic Pinnacle with a Hexagonal Plan
Multiple artists/makers
1490–99
Design for a Baldachin (in two parts), with Body and Hexagonal Plan (left) and Spire (right), Wenzel von Olmütz German, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Baldachin (in two parts), with Body and Hexagonal Plan (left) and Spire (right)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1481–92
Design for a Baldachin, with Elevation and Twelve-Sided Plan, Wenzel von Olmütz German, Engraving
On loan to The Met
Design for a Baldachin, with Elevation and Twelve-Sided Plan
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1481–92
Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, Lorenz Lechler German, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen
After Lorenz Lechler
ca. 1500
Ideal Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings), Jörg Schweiger the Elder, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on paper
On loan to The Met
Ideal Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder
After Lorenz Lechler
ca. 1500–1510
Floor Plans and Sections of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, Lorenz Lechler German, Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Floor Plans and Sections of the Sacrament House in Esslingen
After Lorenz Lechler
ca. 1515
Elevation of a Rose Window, with Measurements, Plans, and a Scale, Robert Smythson, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation of a Rose Window, with Measurements, Plans, and a Scale
Robert Smythson
1599
Diagrams of a Rose Window Specifying the Carved Relief and Stone Elements, Robert Smythson, Pen and brown ink with wash
On loan to The Met
Diagrams of a Rose Window Specifying the Carved Relief and Stone Elements
Robert Smythson
1599
Elevation, Section, and Floor Plan for the Stairs to the Pulpit, Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna, Anton Pilgram, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Elevation, Section, and Floor Plan for the Stairs to the Pulpit, Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna
After Anton Pilgram
ca. 1515
Profile (Template Outline) of the Vaulting Shafts, North Tower, Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna, Lorenz Spenning (or workshop), Pen and dark brown ink on paper
On loan to The Met
Profile (Template Outline) of the Vaulting Shafts, North Tower, Stephansdom (Saint Stephen’s Cathedral), Vienna
Lorenz Spenning
ca. 1467–76
Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538), Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcuts
Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538)
Multiple artists/makers
1538, 1527, 1532
Vaulting Plan for a Choir and Ambulatory, Bernard Nonnemacher, Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on paper
On loan to The Met
Vaulting Plan for a Choir and Ambulatory
Bernard Nonnemacher
ca. 1520
Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch), Anonymous, German, Swabian Region, late 15th century German, Paper on a dark brown ground
On loan to The Met
Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)
Anonymous, German, Swabian Region, late 15th century
1470–80; modern ground
Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch), Anonymous, German, Swabian Region, late 15th century German, Paper on a dark brown ground
On loan to The Met
Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)
Anonymous, German, Swabian Region, late 15th century
1470–80
Vaulting Plans and Exercises to Determine Their Height and Angle, in a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch), Anonymous, German (Swabian), Pen with black and brown ink
On loan to The Met
Vaulting Plans and Exercises to Determine Their Height and Angle, in a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)
Anonymous, German (Swabian)
ca. 1470–80
Vaulting Plan for the Chapel of Saint Catherine, Strasbourg Cathedral, with Instructions for the Assemblage of the Vaulting, Bernard Nonnemacher, Pen and brown ink over red chalk and charcoal underdrawing
On loan to The Met
Vaulting Plan for the Chapel of Saint Catherine, Strasbourg Cathedral, with Instructions for the Assemblage of the Vaulting
Bernard Nonnemacher
ca. 1542–46
Interior View of Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle during the Annual Fair, Aegidius Sadeler II Netherlandish, Engraving
Interior View of Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle during the Annual Fair
Aegidius Sadeler II
1607
Reproduction of the First Prototype of a Discrete Funicular Floor (Rippmann Floor System), Block Research Group, Sand 3D printed, with epoxy and furan resin
On loan to The Met
Reproduction of the First Prototype of a Discrete Funicular Floor (Rippmann Floor System)
Block Research Group
After a design by Matthias Rippmann
2026; original 2015
Wood Presentation Model (1:200)of the CreaTower I Office High-Rise, Tech Cluster Zug, Zurich, Switzerland, Gigon Guyer Partner Architekten AG Swiss, Wood
On loan to The Met
Wood Presentation Model (1:200)of the CreaTower I Office High-Rise, Tech Cluster Zug, Zurich, Switzerland
Architect Gigon Guyer Partner Architekten AG
Modellbau Zaborowsky GmbH
2022