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Recto: Elevation for the Tower of Freiburg Minster; verso: Various Floor Plans and Elevations (Nuremberg Drawing)

Circle of (?) Erwin von Steinbach German
ca. 1300
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Recto: Elevation for the Tower of Freiburg Minster; verso: Various Floor Plans and Elevations (Nuremberg Drawing)
  • Artist: Circle of (?) Erwin von Steinbach (German, born Upper Rhine region, died 1318)
  • Date: ca. 1300
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, over partial blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on parchment
  • Dimensions: Framed: 8 ft. 7 15/16 in. × 25 3/8 in. × 2 3/16 in. (2640 × 644 × 55 mm)
    Sheet (overall): 91 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (233 × 32.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg (Hz3818)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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