Objekt 17
Obelisk design for the first St. James monument
Description
The classical design was probably created as an alternative to the neo-Gothic version that was ultimately realized. It testifies - for the first time in Basel - to an examination of the question of the appropriateness of the style, which was typical of the time.
Object description
Draughtsman: Marquard Wocher (1760-1830)
Basel, probably before 1824
Pencil drawing, ink, paper with Basel staff watermark
Inv. 1978.260.