Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben

Design of the portal figures and the coat of arms cartouche, 1617 by Christoph Jamnitzer. The execution was carried out by the sculptor Joachim Toppmann. (Joachim Toppmann had previously worked on the execution of the upper gate see: North portal) He was instructed to stick exactly to the design (see Christoph Jamnitzer) and to first build the shield in the middle, into which the eagle was to be placed. This meant that construction could continue and the images could be put up at any time later, but Jamnitzer was given the task of giving the sculptor the necessary instructions, while behaving "a little more modestly" towards him, i.e. less roughly, and not treating him "as if he were his son", so that he would not be provoked into leaving and even abandoning the work. (…) The two colossal images of Prudentia and Justitia are the only works by Joachim Toppmann that have withstood the judgment of the experts, and this is probably only because the designs were by Christoph Jamnitzer and this important artist had to check him. Otherwise he did not meet the expectations that had been cherished. Jamnitzer as well as other expert masters were completely dissatisfied with him. In February 1617 he hadd a new picture. They wanted him to finish it, but Master Peter Carl, who was then working for Count Palatine Friedrich at Heidelberg Castle, had made inquiries about the sculptor he had recommended, whether he was an "artificial worker" and could cope with great work. At the same time he was asked to provide information on whether there were not also "artificial" stonemasons there. When Toppmann found out about this, he demanded his dismissal out of anger. He received it, but was asked to change the pictures above the upper portal and correct their defects. He received 30 guilders as a deduction.

The town hall in Nuremberg, Ernst Mummenhof, 1891, p. 136 - 137

see also: Imperial eagle by Christoph JamnitzerFeedback geben