12th Century Print—German Brickwork Shrine
12th Century Print—German Brickwork Shrine
One Thousand Years of Gothic Architecture: A Collection of Inspired Drawings
Artist: Stephen Wohleber
Explore Stephen Wohleber’s hand drawn architectural buildings from 10th to Mid-19th Century, each one described as though to be made as a reliquary, or decorative object in miniature, as though each were a life-size drawing of the intended structure. This 12th Century print depicts a German brickwork shrine to be made all of silver with alternate courses in gilt with windows of chapleve enamel and all finials and crockets of jade, mounted on a base of polished red granite. The doors also of jade.
Print 12 x 18 in., colour (artist bio printed on back)
*Unframed
Published: First Edition–February 2021
Original (1973): 11.5 x 14 India ink on rice paper
Paper: Felt Bright White 100lb Cover
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