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Three designs for architectural details on columns with hybrid figures

Maker

Daniel Lindtmayer (artist)
1552-1602

Title

Date of Production

1597

Medium

Centre; house with chimney and doors and windows (similar to Piccard No. 105993, Ensisheim, 1592 and no. 105990, Mainz, 1590).
black chalk, pen and black ink, and grey wash, on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 32.3 cm
Width: 21.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2792

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

A native of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, Daniel Lindtmayer was a prolific designer of stained glass. After having attempted to kill a local goldsmith he was declared insane in 1595 and left his hometown. This fantastical drawing depicting three staggered arches decorated with terms – half figures, half pillars – and scrollwork resembles heraldic glass painting. It was, however, probably neither preparatory for such ornaments nor for actual architectural motifs but instead for interior wall decoration, possibly the murals of the Schwyz city hall.

Notes

Friedrich Thone 1975 identified a series of 5 extant drawings to which this belongs (including one in the Kupferstichkabinett, Basel and in the National Gallery of Canada) which he says were likely executed on commission for painted decorations in an interior room.

Provenance

R. Scholtz, Budapest; his sale, Gutekunst (Stuttgart), 10 May 1911, one of lots 840-843; Henry Oppenheimer, London (1859-1932); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 10 and 13 - 14 July 1936, lot 393 (with two others); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Drawings Gallery Display - Unseen, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/01/2015-29/03/2015

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972

Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962 ...More

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less

Literature

Frank, Mitchell B. and Erika Dolphin, Central European Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 2007
p. 52 under no. 14
fig. 14.2 on p. 53

Thöne, Friedrich, Daniel Lindtmayer 1552-1606/07, Zurich and Munich 1975
no. 313 on p. 223
fig. 373 on p. 436
not a typo, dif. fig. and cat. nos.

Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 99 ...More

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 24 ...Less

Inscriptions

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, pen and black ink, signed with monogram and dated by the artist: “1597 / DLM”.

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