Frankfurt am Main: The Gutenberg Monument by Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz on the southern Rossmarkt square, ca. 1870

Blatt: 22.1 x 16.1 cm
Karton: 32 x 23.5 cm

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Inventory Number: St.F.1651

Acquisition: Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Frankfurt am Main: The Gutenberg Monument by Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz on the southern Rossmarkt square

Photographer

Carl Friedrich Mylius

Period Produced

19th century

School

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

Technique

albumen print

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Ed.v.d.Launitz
Bezeichnet recto oben links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: F. N. 42821 (ehemalige Inventarnummer)
Signiert recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Mylius

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz

Medial Picture Elements

Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz: Johannes-Gutenberg-Denkmal, Idee 1840, Umsetzung 1856-1858, Bronze und Sandstein, Roßmarkt, Frankfurt am Main

Iconclass

Primary

48C1architecture
25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
25I141street
41A1civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
61F(GOETHEPLATZ (Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GOETHEPLATZ (Frankfurt am Main))
61F(FRANZÖSISCH-REFORMIERTE KIRCHE(Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (FRANZÖSISCH-REFORMIERTE KIRCHE(Frankfurt am Main))
61E(FRANKFURT AM MAIN)names of cities and villages (FRANKFURT AM MAIN)
61F(ROSSMARKT (Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ROSSMARKT (Frankfurt am Main))
61F(JOHANNES-GUTENBERG-DENKMAL (Frankfurt am Main))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (JOHANNES-GUTENBERG-DENKMAL (Frankfurt am Main))
61D(DEUTSCHLAND)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (DEUTSCHLAND) (DEUTSCHLAND)
31D15adult woman
31D14adult man
11L54theology; 'Theologia' (Ripa)
48C901symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa)
54A11Industriousness, Assiduity; 'Assiduità', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa)
61B2(SCHÖFFER,Peter)1historical person (SCHÖFFER,Peter) - historical person(SCHÖFFER,Peter) portrayed
61B2(FUST,Johann)1historical person (FUST,Johann) - historical person(FUST,Johann) portrayed
61B2(GUTENBERG,Johannes)1historical person (GUTENBERG,Johannes) - historical person(GUTENBERG,Johannes) portrayed
61B2(SCHMIDT VON DER LAUNITZ, Eduard)1historical person (SCHMIDT VON DER LAUNITZ, Eduard) - historical person(SCHMIDT VON DER LAUNITZ, Eduard) portrayed
61B2(MENTELIN,Johannes)1historical person (MENTELIN,Johannes) - historical person(MENTELIN,Johannes) portrayed
61B2(COSTER,Lourens Janszoon)1historical person (COSTER,Lourens Janszoon) - historical person(COSTER,Lourens Janszoon) portrayed
61B2(CAXTON,Wiliam)1historical person (CAXTON,Wiliam) - historical person(CAXTON,Wiliam) portrayed
61B2(MANUZIO,Adolo Pio)1historical person (MANUZIO,Adolo Pio) - historical person(MANUZIO,Adolo Pio) portrayed
61B2(EGENOLFF, Christian)1historical person (EGENOLFF, Christian) - historical person(EGENOLFF, Christian) portrayed
25L(MAINZ)0cities represented allegorically or symbolically (MAINZ) - personification of a city, town-patron(MAINZ)
25L(STRASSBURG)0cities represented allegorically or symbolically (STRASSBURG) - personification of a city, town-patron(STRASSBURG)