Lang, der Ältere, Caspar Hans Entwurf eines Scheibenrisses für eine Wappenscheibe. 1594. Feder in Schwarz, partiell grau laviert, auf Velin (mit WZ: Drache nach rechts blickend, unten rechts mit Minia…

Old art - Drawings Lang, the Elder, Caspar Hans Sketch of a disc outline for a coat of arms disc. 1594. pen and black ink, partly with gray wash, on wove paper (with WZ: dragon looking to the right, with miniature house at lower right, not in Piccard). 42.7 x 32.3 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed "freyburg". With stamp DS (Lugt L. 793). - Margins slightly irregularly trimmed lower and right and with very short marginal tears in places (approx. 0.5 cm), these largely backed verso. Somewhat unfresh in the corners and in the depiction area. With light finger/color stains in places. Horizontal and smoothed fold marks in the center. Also verso. There with annotations in pen by another hand. Overall in very good condition. Paul Boesch, Hans Caspar Lang von Schaffhausen, With a list of his glass paintings and hand drawings. Thayngen 1948, p. 249, no. 30, in: Schaffhauser Beiträge zur Vaterländischen Geschichte, vol. 25, 1948. ed. Historischer Verein des Kantons Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen 1948. - Provenance: Dietrich Schindler (1795-1882, Switzerland), (Lugt L.793). - Enclosed: Ders., Design of a disk outline for a round coat of arms disk. D 22.7 cm. Verso with further depiction. With the stamp "DS" (Lugt L.793). - Some trimming to the margins. Brown stains in places. Vertical and horizontal smoothed fold marks and slight soiling. - In his design, which has already been worked out in many areas and details, Hans Caspar Lang demonstrates his masterly skill. Lang probably received the commission from the owner of a trade who requested the window cracks for his business. With the coat of arms still exposed, the name of the person who commissioned the work can probably be seen here. Above this is a crest, decorated with vegetal acanthus ornamentation, bordered by antique architectural elements and allegorical figures and putti. Lang came from a family that had been active in the arts for generations and specialized in painting and stained glass. During his years of travel, he stayed in Freiburg from 1592 to 1595, where our drawing must have been created. Back in Schaffhausen, he remained loyal to his home town, as his grandfather and father had done before him. He opened a flourishing workshop. Artistically, Lang initially devoted himself increasingly to glass painting, for which he produced design drawings, and from 1611 he concentrated on mural painting. From 1642, he was also active as mayor of the city until his death in 1645. Torn glass, the so-called neon signs of the Middle Ages, represent a prototype of marketing. In the context of a new building or renovation, the desire for a pane of glass was great, but only partially affordable due to the costs. The town, guilds or friends and acquaintances were therefore asked for donations. If they were collected, they were often used to provide information: the name, guild or profession was mentioned in bright colors and the donor was honored with a coat of arms and slogan. These were supplemented by moralizing inscriptions and depictions of allegorical figures intended to express the ethos. In terms of overall effect, the disc carving was an important external representation using the latest advertising media of the time. Feather in black, partly with gray wash, on wove paper. Signed, dated and inscribed "freyburg". With stamp (Lugt 793). - Lower and right margin slightly irregularly cut and with very short marginal tears in places (approx. 0.5 cm), these mainly backed verso. Bit unfresh in corners and depiction area. With isolated slight finger-/color traces. Horizontal and smoothed fold marks in the center. Also on the verso. There with annotations in pen by an unknown hand. All in all in very good condition. - Provenance: Dietrich Schindler (1795-1882), (L.793). - Included: Idem, design of a disk outline for a round coat of arms disk. D 22.7 cm. Verso with further depiction. With the same stemp (L.793).- Slightly cut at the side edges. Brown stains in places. Vertical and horizontal, smoothed fold marks and slight soiling. - In his design, which has already been worked out in many areas and details, Hans Caspar Lang demonstrates his masterly skill. Lang probably received the commission from the owner of a trade who requested the disc cracks for his business. With the coat of arms still exposed, this probably heralds the client's name. Above this is a crest, decorated with vegetal acanthus ornamentation, bordered by antique architectural elements and allegorical figures and putti. Lang came from a family that had been active in the arts for generations and specialized in painting and stained glass. During his years of traveling, he spent time in Freiburg from 1592 to 1595, where our drawing must have been created. Back in Schaffhausen, he remained loyal to his home town, as his grandfather and father had done before him. He opened a flourishing workshop. Lang initially focused on stained glass, for wh