INVENTORY OF THE DEKORATIONSDEPOT FÜR DIE k.k. HOFTHEATER,
BY GOTTFRIED SEMPER AND CARL VON HASENAUER, 1873-1877
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INVENTORY OF THE DEKORATIONSDEPOT FÜR DIE k.k. HOFTHEATER,
BY GOTTFRIED SEMPER AND CARL VON HASENAUER, 1873-1877
Accession no. 940054
Finding aid prepared by J. Gibbs
Getty Research Institute
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Dekorationsdepot für die
k.k. Hoftheater
Date (inclusive): 1873-1877
Collection number: 940054
Creator:
Semper,
Gottfried, 1803-1879
Creator:
Hasenauer,
Carl, Freiherr von, 1833-1894
Extent:
27
drawings
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90049-1688
Abstract: Drawings and plans by architects Gottfried
Semper and Carl von Hasenauer for the Stage-set depot for the royal and
imperial court theaters, Vienna. Included are several designs for the main
facade and drawings detailing technical aspects such as roof trusses and
pulleys. Most drawings are dated and signed by the architects; some drawings
are signed by the engineers.
Language: Collection material is in
German.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer, Dekorationsdepot für die
k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute,
Accession no. 940054.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1994.
Processing History
Processed by J. Gibbs.
Biographical / Historical Note
Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) was a German architect, critic, and
teacher who designed the Dresden Opera House and
contributed to the re-design of the Ringstrasse in Vienna. His book,
Four Elements of Architecture (1851) remains a canonical
text of the 19th century. He participated in some of the major architectural
debates of his day, including that surrounding the use of polychrome decoration in Ancient
Greek buildings.
Carl Freiherr von Hasenauer (1833-1894 was an Austrian architect and
key representative of the Historismus school. He was a student of August Siccard
von Siccardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll. With Semper, he designed the complex
of buildings in Vienna that include the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the
Naturhistorisches Museum, the Burgtheater, and the Neue Hofburg, which was
completed in 1913.
Scope and Content of Collection
Drawings and plans by architects Gottfried Semper and Carl von
Hasenauer for the Stage-set depot for the royal and imperial court theaters.
Included are several designs for the main facade and drawings detailing
technical aspects such as roof trusses and pulleys. Most drawings are dated and
signed by the architects; some drawings are signed by engineers.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Semper, Gottfried,
1803-1879
Hasenauer, Carl, Freiherr
von, 1833-1894
Architects—Austria
Theater
design—Austria—Vienna
Theaters—Designs and
construction
Theaters—Designs and
plans
Genres and Forms of Material
Architectural
drawings
Design
drawings
Technical
drawings
Contributors
Semper, Gottfried,
1803-1879
Hasenauer, Carl, Freiherr
von, 1833-1894
Flat file Folder 1**
Cross section of masonry work,
28 Nov
1874
Scope and Content Note
Black ink, pink wash on linen. 56 x 70 cm. Stamped
and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan # 2.
Flat file Folder 1**
Plan of central space with side storage for sets,
15 Jun
1875
Scope and Content Note
45 x 44 cm. Signed and dated Hasenauer. Plan #
19.
Flat file Folder 1**
Section view of basement, width and length,
2 Jul
1875
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink and blue wash. 42.5
x 58.5 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan #
25.
Flat file Folder 1**
Layout of inner circular corridor with side storage for
theatre sets,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink wash on linen. 32 x
56 cm. Plan # 44.
Flat file Folder 1**
Courtyard, end facade of small front elevation,
21 Apr
1876
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink wash on linen. 46 x
32 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan #
86.
Flat file Folder 1**
Cross section of end elevation showing metal columns and
gallery,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Black ink. Stamped and signed Josef Gridl. Plan #
145.
Flat file Folder 1**
Plan of storage area,
23 Dec
1876
Scope and Content Note
Black and red ink with pink wash on tracing paper.
48.5 x 33 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan #
199.
Flat file Folder 1**
Door handle and escutcheon design,
29 May
1977
Scope and Content Note
Black ink and pencil. 27 x 45 cm. Signed and dated
Hasenauer. Plan # 222.+
Flat file Folder 1**
Device for hanging and storage of theatre sets,
19 Mar
1876
Scope and Content Note
Black ink. 49 x 26 cm. Signed and dated Hasenauer.
Plan # 238.
Roll 1**
Main side facade elevation (without fenestration) facing
Dreihufeisengasse,
20 Mar
1875
Scope and Content Note
Black ink. 77 x 111 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed
Hasenauer, Baumeister Novak. Plan # 10.
Roll 1**
Detailed facade elevation,
20 Mar
1875
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink wash. 90 x 81.5 cm.
Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer, Baumeister Novak. Plan #
11.
Roll 1**
Base masonry plan with sequence of measurements,
14 Jul
1875
Scope and Content Note
Black and red ink. 87 x 116 cm. Stamped and dated.
Signed Hasenauer. Plan # 22.
Roll 1**
Cast iron column spacing with corrections,
21 Mar
1876
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink on linen. 75.5 x 118.5 cm.
Signed and dated Hasenauer. Plan. # 71.
Roll 1**
Foundation plan of first floor masonry,
3 Apr
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink on linen. 78.5 x 118 cm.
Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan # 90.
Roll 1**
Detail of metal cornice with roof masonry plan,
17 Jun
1876
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with blue and pink wash on
linen. 75 x 121 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan #
92.
Roll 1**
Roof angles showing drainage,
23 Aug
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink on linen. 69.5 x 105 cm.
Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer. Plan # 175.
Roll 1**
Heating system,
2 May
1877
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink and brown wash on
linen. 87.5 x 119.5 cm. Stamped and signed Prof. Stohr. Plan # 220. (Badly
creased.)
Roll 2**
Heating system,
18 Jul
1877
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink and gray wash. 82.5
x 121 cm. Signed and dated by heating engineer. Plan # 223B.
Fragile.
Roll 3**
Cast iron column design,
undate
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with gray wash. 71 x 111 cm.
Plan # 70. Edges torn.
Roll 3**
Elevation of metal roof construction,
20 Jan
1876,
9 Mar
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink, blue and yellow
wash. 75.5 x 136 cm. Stamped, dated, and signed Josef Gridl and Hasenauer. Plan
# 134.
Roll 3**
Detail of metal work for truss structure over open
storehouse,
20 Jan
1876,
9 Mar
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink, blue and yellow
wash. 136 x 75.5 cm. Stamped, signed and dated Hasenauer and Josef Gridl. Plan
# 135.
Roll 3**
Metal truss detail of locking mechanism on fireproof
hangers,
9 Mar
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with blue, yellow and pink
wash. Dated and signed Hasenauer and Gridl. Plan #
137.
Roll 3**
Detail of metal work for truss structure over open
storehouse,
20 Jan
1876,
9 Mar
187
Scope and Content Note
Black & red ink with pink, blue and yellow
wash. 135.5 x 75 cm. Signed and dated Hasenauer and Josef Gridl. Plan #
138.
Roll 4**
Preliminary view (elevation) on Dreihufeisengasse before
elongation of final elevation,
10 Mar
1873
Scope and Content Note
Black ink. 79 x 125 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed
Semper and Hasenauer. No Plan number.
Roll 4**
Final elevation of main facade facing Dreihufeisengasse,
3 Apr
1875
Scope and Content Note
Black ink. 66.5 x 115 cm. Stamped and dated.
Signed Hasenauer. Plan # 157.
Roll 4**
Cross—section of floors and gallery under roof,
31 Jul
1874
Scope and Content Note
Blue & black ink and pencil with pink wash.
99.5 x 65 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Hasenauer and Semper. Plan #
52.
Roll 4**
Roof layout with attached small drawing of roof plan,
31 Jul
187
Scope and Content Note
Black, red & blue ink with blue and gray wash.
68.5 x 104 cm. Stamped and dated. Signed Semper and Hasenauer. Plan #
51.
