Finding aid for the Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater, 1873-1877 940054
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Special Collections
Title: Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater
Creator:
Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879
Creator:
Hasenauer, Karl von, 1833-1894
Identifier/Call Number: 940054
Physical Description:
27 drawing(s)
Date (inclusive): 1873-1877
Abstract: The architectural drawings by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer are for a building that was used as a depot or storage
area for the stage sets utilized in the imperial court theaters in Vienna, Austria. Included are designs for the building's
façade and drawings detailing technical aspects such as roof trusses and pulleys.
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Language of Material: Collection material is in German.
Scope and Content of Collection
The archive consists of twenty-seven drawings and plans by the architects Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) and Carl von Hasenauer
(1833-1894), who were responsible for designing the imperial court theaters, now known as Burgtheater, in Austria, Vienna.
The architectural drawings are for a building that was used as a depot or storage area for the stage sets utilized in the
court theaters. Included are designs for the building's façade 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. Three drawings are signed by
both Semper and Hasenauer, 20 are signed by Hasenauer only, and five are signed by Josef Gridl (including four with Hasenauer).
Biographical / Historical Note
Gottfried Semper (1803-1879), who was born in Hamburg, Germany, studied both in Germany and France, traveled for three years
to Italy and Greece, and worked as an architect and teacher in Germany, England, Switzerland, and Austria. He designed the
Dresden Opera House and contributed to the re-design of the Ringstrasse in Vienna. His publication,
Die fier Elemente der Baukunst (The Four Elements of Architecture) (1851) remains a canonical text of the 19th century. He is also known for the theoretical work
Der Stil in den technischen und tektonischen Künsten oder praktische Aesthetik (Style in the Industrial and Structural Arts,
or Practical Aesthetics)
(1860-1863). 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), also known as Karl von Hasenauer, was an Austrian architect and a key representative
of historicist architecture. He was a student of Eduard van der Nüll (1812-1868) and August Siccard von Siccardsburg (1813-1869).
He built several residential buildings such as the Lützow Palace in Vienna and received from Emperor Francis-Joseph the commission
to design Hermesvilla in Lainz.
Gottfried Semper and Carl Hasenauer participated in the design of one of the most important projects in 19th-century Vienna:
the Ringstrasse, and particularly the Kaiserforum. When Semper's plan for the imperial forum or Kaiserforum was approved by
Emperor Francis-Joseph of Austria, Hasenauer was appointed as Semper's assistant. They worked together on several monumental
projects, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Burgtheater, and the Neue Hofburg, which was completed
in 1913.
Processing History
Processed by Jocelyn Gibbs.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1994.
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.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa940054
Publication Rights
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Arrangement
Arrangement is by numerical order.
Digital Collection
The architectural drawings were digitized in 2023 and the images are available online: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/940054
Bibliography
"Hasenauer, Carl" and "Semper, Gottfried" in
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, 1982.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Design drawings
Technical drawings
Theaters -- Austria
Theaters -- Designs and plans
Hasenauer, Karl von, 1833-1894
Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879
Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater
1873-1877
Dekorationsdepot für die k.k. Hoftheater (digitized version): 1873-1877
roll 4**
Gottfried, Semper; Hasenauer, Carl von.
Ansicht gegen die Dreihufeisengasse (Elevation: View on Dreihufeisengasse),
Unnumbered plan.
1873 March 10
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink ; sheet 79 x 125 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Semper and Hasenauer. No plan number. Preliminary view before elongation of final elevation.
Dreihufeisengasse was later renamed Lehárgasse.
flatfile 1**
Hasenauer, Carl von.
Cross Section of Masonry Work,
2.
1874 November 28
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink, pink wash on linen ; 56 x 70 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 2.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Ansicht gegen die Dreihufeisengasse (Main Side Façade Elevation facing Dreihufeisengasse),
10.
1875 March 20
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink ; sheet 77 x 111 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Baumeister Novak and Hasenauer. Numbered: 10.
Plan showing elevation without fenestration. Dreihufeisengasse was later renamed Lehárgasse.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Dekorationsdepot Façade (Detailed Façade Elevation),
11.
1875 March 20
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink wash ; sheet 90 x 81.5 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer and Baumeister Novak. Numbered: 11.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Anordnung des Fundament und Keller Mauerwerks (Design for the Foundation and Basement Masonry),
19.
1875 June 15
Physical Description: 1 drawing ; sheet 45 x 44 cm.
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 19.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Sockelplan (Base Masonry Plan with Sequence of Measurements),
22.
1875 July 18
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink ; sheet 87 x 116 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 22.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Quer und Längen Schnitt durch die Keller Raüme (Section View of Basement: Width and Length),
25.
1875 July 2
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink and blue wash ; sheet 42.5 x 58.5 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 25.
flatfile 1**
Anlage des Ründganges im Lichthofe (Layout of Inner Circular Corridor with Side Storage for Theater Sets),
44
undated
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink wash on linen ; 32 x 56 cm
Scope and Contents note
Without signatures of architects or engineers. Numbered: 44.
roll 4**
Gottfried, Semper; Hasenauer, Carl von.
Dachausmittlung (Roof Layout),
51
1874 July 31
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black, red, and blue ink with blue and gray wash ; sheet 68.5 x 104 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Semper and Hasenauer. Numbered: 51.
Plan with attached small drawing of roof plan.
roll 4**
Hasenauer, Carl von; Gottfried, Semper.
Durchschnitt (Cross Section of Floors and Gallery under Roof),
52
1874 July 31
Physical Description: 1 drawing : blue and black ink and pencil with pink wash ; sheet 99.5 x 65 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer and Semper. Numbered: 52.
roll 3**
Gusseiserne Säulen (Designs for Cast Iron Columns),
70
undated
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with gray wash ; sheet 71 x 111 cm.
Scope and Contents note
Numbered: 70.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Gusseiserne Säulen (Designs for Cast Iron Columns with Corrections),
71.
1876 March 21
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink ; sheet 75.5 x 118.5 cm
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 71.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Stirnfaçade gegen den eigenen Hof (Courtyard: End Façade of Small Front Elevation),
86.
1876 April 21
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink wash on linen ; 46 x 32 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 86.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Foundation Plan of First Floor Masonry,
90.
1876 April 3
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink on linen ; 78.5 x 118 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 90.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Hangplätten Austheilung (Detail of Metal Cornice with Roof Masonry Plan),
92.
1876 June 17
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with blue and pink wash on linen ; 75 x 121 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 92.
roll 3**
Hasenauer, Carl von; Gridl, Josef.
Übersichts Plan für die Dachsconstruction (Elevation of Metal Roof Construction),
134.
1876 January 20, 1876 March 9
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink, blue and yellow wash ; sheet 75.5 x 136 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Gridl (1876 January 20) and by Hasenauer (1876 March 9). Numbered: 134.
roll 3**
Hasenauer, Carl von; Gridl, Josef.
Details der Sparren über dem Magazinsraum (Detail of Metal Work for Truss Structure over Open Storehouse),
135.
1876 January 20, 1876 March 9
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink, blue, and yellow wash ; sheet 136 x 75.5 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Gridl (1876 January 20) and by Hasenauer (1876 March 9). Numbered: 135.
roll 3**
Hasenauer, Carl von; Gridl, Josef.
Details der Gespärre mit aufgehängter Feuer sicherer Decke (Metal Truss Detail of Locking Mechanism on Fireproof Hangers),
137.
1876 March 9
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with blue, yellow, and pink wash.
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Hasenauer and Gridl. Numbered: 137.
roll 3**
Hasenauer, Carl von; Gridl, Josef.
Details der Gespärre ober dem Hofraum (Detail of Metal Work for Truss Structure over Open Storehouse),
138.
1876 January 20, 1876 March 9
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink, blue, and yellow wash ; sheet 135.5 x 75 cm
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Gridl (1876 January 20) and by Hasenauer (1876 March 9).
Numbered: 138.
flatfile 1**
Gridl, Josef.
Querschnitt (Cross Section of End Elevation Showing Metal Columns and Gallery),
145.
undated
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink.
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed by Josef Gridl. Numbered: 145.
roll 4**
Hasenauer, Carl von.
Ansicht gegen die Dreihufeisengasse (Final Elevation of Main Façade facing Dreihufeisengasse),
157.
1875 April 3
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink ; sheet 66.5 x 115 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 157. Dreihufeisengasse was later renamed Lehárgasse.
roll 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Roof Angles Showing Drainage,
175.
1876 August 23
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink on linen ; 69.5 x 105 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 175.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Plan of Storage Area,
199.
1876 December 23
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink wash on tracing paper ; sheet 48.5 x 33 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 199.
roll 1**
Heating System,
220.
1877 May 2
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink and brown wash on linen ; sheet 87.5 x 119.5 cm
Scope and Contents note
Stamped. Signed by Prof. Stohr. Numbered: 220.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Stück Eingangsthüren (Design for Door Handle),
222.
1877 May 29
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink and pencil ; sheet 27 x 45 cm
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 222.
roll 2**
Heating System,
223B.
1877 July 18
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black and red ink with pink and gray wash ; sheet 82.5 x 121 cm
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by an engineer. Numbered: 223B.
flatfile 1**
Hasenhauer, Carl von.
Device for Hanging and Storage of Theater Sets,
238.
1876 March 19
Physical Description: 1 drawing : black ink ; sheet 49 x 26 cm
Scope and Contents note
Signed and dated by Hasenauer. Numbered: 238.
