# Façade of Pellerhaus in Nuremberg

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WOLFF, Jacob I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wolff-jacob-i-r8d7b4243518a4d>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Drawing

## Commentary

Façade of Pellerhaus in Nuremberg 1602-07 Drawing Altstadtfreunde Nürnberg e.V., Nuremberg The house of Martin Peller \(a former consul in Venice\) in Nuremberg was built under Wolff&#39;s direction; it is the only building by Wolff to survive \(partially rebuilt after damage in World War II\). The plan, with a central hall, off which open symmetrically disposed rooms, reveals his desire to introduce order into a traditional type of structure. The multi-storey façade also shows a concern to achieve a clear articulation in bays and storeys by means of cornice strips and a correct use of the orders \(Tuscan, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite above a plinth storey\). The decorative gable in particular, untypical of Nuremberg, points with its rich embellishment to the influence of the Netherlandish Renaissance.

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- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wolff-jacob-i-r8d7b4243518a4d/exterior-view-r31a54d0e2cf08e>)

## Attribution

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