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Ideal Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)

After Lorenz Lechler German
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: Ideal Floor Plan of the Sacrament House in Esslingen, from Basler Goldschmiederisse (Basel goldsmith’s drawings)
  • Artist: Attributed to Jörg Schweiger the Elder (German, active Basel, 1465–1533)
  • Artist: After Lorenz Lechler (German, born ca. 1460–ca. 1538)
  • Date: ca. 1500–1510
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass, on paper
  • Dimensions: Framed: 22 11/16 × 17 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (57.7 × 43.3 × 3 cm)
    Sheet: 8 1/4 in. × 12 in. (20.9 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Kupferstichkabinett, Kunstmuseum Basel, Amerbach-Kabinett 1662 (U.XI.116)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints