Christenfreude in Lied und Bild
Medium
Wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 7/16 in. (22.6 x 16 x 1.1 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.56.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Christenfreude in und Bild" (Christian Joy in Song and Image), published in 1855, is a charming devotional book that intertwines sacred hymns with exquisite illustrations, created by a collaboration of esteemed German artists: Georg Wig, Carl Andreae, Schnorr von Carols, and Adrian Ludwig Richter Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, compact volume (measuring just 8⅞ x 6½ x ⅜ inches) reflects the mid-19th-century Romantic interest in faith, nature, and emotional spirituality, evoking joy through pious imagery. Crafted via wood engravings—a precise techniq...
About the Artist
Georg Wigand|Carl Andreae|Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld|Adrian Ludwig Richter (German|German|German|German) · 1808 | |1794 |1803 –1858 | |1872 |1884
German, Göttingen 1808–1858|German|German, Leipzig 1794–1872 Dresden|German, Dresden 1803–1884 Dresden