The Wire Drawing Mill (Die Drahtziehm¨¹hle)

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D¨¹rer selected a singularly down-to-earth subject for this drawing. Having created a meticulously observed landscape, he then incorporated additional features a number of unattrac tive buildings located on the outskirts of Nuremberg, and a quasi-industrial wire-drawing mill (¡®throthzichm¨¹ll¡¯) on the banks of the River Pegnitz to the west of the city. The spot is still recognizable today. This spectacular work, which can be considered a counterpart to the drawing of the Johannesfriedhof (formerly held at the Bremen Kunsthalle), not only heralds the beginning of German landscape painting, but also a whole array of landscape watercolours by D¨¹rer. Most experts date the work to the summer of 1494, undertaken after returning from his travels (to Basel, Colmar, Strasburg, and possibly the Netherlands), and prior to embarking on his first visit to Italy. Title The Wire Drawing Mill Creator Albrecht D¨¹rer Date c. 1489/1494 - 1494 Physical Dimensions w42.6 x h29 cm Type Drawing Medium Watercolour Inv.-No. KdZ 4 ISIL no. DE-MUS-018511 Copyright Photo ? bpk - Photo Agency / Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz / J?rg P. Anders ©¦ Text ? Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz / Hans Mielke Collection Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz Artist Place of Death Nuremberg, Germany Artist Gender Male Artist Dates 21.05.1471 - 26.04.1528 Show more