Vortrag von Femke Speelberg, New York: What's in a Name? The "Basler Goldschmiederisse" and the Quest for their Artistic Origins

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Lecture by Femke Speelberg, New York: What's in a Name? The "Basler Goldschmiederisse" and the Quest for their Artistic Origins

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The so-called "Basler Goldschmiederisse", a group of sixteenth-century pen and ink drawings that form part of the famous Amerbach Cabinet, owe their name to their connection with the workshop inventory of the Basel-based goldsmith family Schweiger. While commonly referred to as goldsmith's drawings because of this provenance, the collection's scope of subject matter is much larger. Described by Jacob Burckhardt as offering insight into "the laboratory of Gothic invention", they form a systematic inventory of nearly all of the most prominent decorative elements in Late Gothic architecture. Their stylistic vocabulary betrays a connection to Southern Germany and is suggestive of older prototypes. This lecture takes the form of an art historical whodunit and explores several lines of investigation into the possible origins of the "Basler Goldschmiederisse". In the process, it highlights the cross-disciplinary character of the Gothic design practice, drawing connections between works on paper, goldsmith's work, wood and stone carving, and projects for monumental architecture.

Information about the event: https://www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2026/vortrag-femke-speelberg-whats-in-a-name