Basel: City Hall, ca. 1890

Title

Basel: City Hall

Photographer

• A. Varady & Comp.

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• local photography
• architectural photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

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

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• building
• Basel
• St. Martin's church (Basel)
• City hall (Basel)
• Market place (Basel)
• Switzerland
• Henry II (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Cunigunde of Luxembourg (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Justitia

Persons Shown

• Henry II (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Cunigunde of Luxembourg (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Justitia

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hans Bock the Elder
• Hans Holbein the Younger
• Master Wilhelm

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-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