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Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)

On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cut-Paper Vaulting Patterns, from a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)
  • Artist: Anonymous, German, Swabian Region, late 15th century
  • Date: 1470–80
  • Medium: Paper on a dark brown ground
  • Dimensions: Framed: 14 5/8 × 21 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (37.2 × 54.2 × 4 cm)
    6 × 8 3/16 in. (15.2 × 20.8 cm)
  • Classification: Cut Paper
  • Credit Line: Albertina, Vienna (47111/237, 242)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints