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Basel: City Hall, A. Varady & Comp.

A. Varady & Comp.

Basel: City Hall

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A. Varady & Comp.

Basel: City Hall, ca. 1890

Blatt: 9.1 x 5.6 cm
Gesamtmaß: 10.6 x 6.7 cm

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Inventory Number: St.F.2251

Acquisition: Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Status: Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Basel: City Hall

Photographer

A. Varady & Comp.

Period Produced

19th century

School

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

Technique

albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Das Rathaus in Basel.
Bezeichnet verso auf dem Trägerkarton: BADENWEILER, A. Várady & Cie., Photographen, BASEL Spalenthorweg 12, BAD SCHINZNACH.

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: St.F.2251

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

48C1architecture
25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
61E(BASEL)names of cities and villages (BASEL)
11H(HENRY)the Holy Roman emperor Henry II of Bamberg; possible attributes: crown, lily, model of church, orb, sceptre, sword
11HH(CUNEGUNDA)Cunegunda of Bamberg, wife of Henry II, king of Germany; possible attributes: crown, model of church, ploughshare, sceptre
61F(MARTINSKIRCHE (BASEL))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MARTINSKIRCHE (BASEL))
61F(RATHAUS(Basel))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (RATHAUS(Basel))
61F(MAKTPLATZ (Basel))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MAKTPLATZ (Basel))

Secondary

61D(SWITZERLAND)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SWITZERLAND) (SWITZERLAND)
96A5(JUSTITIA)Justitia (justice) as Roman personification

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18.07.2024