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Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)

ca. 1500-1510
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Elevation of a Baldachin, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
  • Artist: Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder (German, active Basel, 1465–1533)
  • Artist: After Anonymous, German, 15th century
  • Date: ca. 1500-1510
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Framed: 28 1/16 × 22 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (71.2 × 57.3 × 3 cm)
    Sheet: 22 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (58.1 × 14.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Kunstmuseum Basel, Kupferstichkabinett, Inv. U.XIII.62, Amerbach-Kabinett 1662 (U.XIII.62)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints