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Foot for a Monstrance or Cup, 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: Foot for a Monstrance or Cup, 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 black ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Framed: 17 1/16 × 22 11/16 × 1 3/16 in. (43.3 × 57.7 × 3 cm)
    Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (21.6 × 29.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Kupferstichkabinett, Kunstmuseum Basel, Amerbach-Kabinett 1662 (U.XIII.52)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints