Ancient Art - Drawings Lang, the Elder, Caspar Hans Design of a disc outline for a coat of arms disc. 1594. pen and black ink, partly with grey 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/colour stains in places. With horizontal and smoothed fold marks in the centre. Also verso. There with annotations in pen by an unknown hand. Overall in very good condition. Paul Boesch, Hans Caspar Lang von Schaffhausen, Mit Verzeichnis seiner Glasgemälde und Handzeichnungen. 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 disc outline for a round coat of arms disc. 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 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 specialised in painting and stained glass. During his years of travelling, 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 focussed more on stained glass, for which he produced design drawings, but from 1611 he concentrated on mural painting. From 1642, he was also active as mayor of the city until his death in 1645. Cracked discs, the so-called illuminated advertisements of the Middle Ages, represent a prototype of marketing. In the context of a new building or renovation, the desire for a glass pane 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 colours and the donor was honoured with a coat of arms and a saying. These were supplemented by moralising inscriptions and depictions of allegorical figures intended to express the ethos. The overall effect of the disc was an important external representation using the latest advertising media of the time. Feather in black, partly with grey 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-/colour traces. Horizontal and smoothed fold marks in the centre. 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 disc outline for a round coat of arms disc. 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 specialised in painting and stained glass. During his years of travelling, 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 focussed on stained glass, for which he produced design drawings, but from 1611 he concentrated on mural painting. From 1642, he was also active as mayor of the city until his death in 1645. Cracked discs, the so-called illuminated advertisements of the Middle Ages, represent a prototype of marketing. In the context of a new building or renovation, the desire for a glass pane 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 colours and the donor was honoured with a coat of arms and a saying. These were supplemented by moralising inscriptions and depictions of allegorical figures intended to express the ethos. The overall effect of the disc was an important external representation using the latest advertising media of the time. * This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% buyer's premium and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books only) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union. 3500