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Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate i from 'Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen.'

Johann Michael Leüchte|Martin Engelbrecht

Printed ca. 1750–56

Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate i from 'Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen.' by Johann Michael Leüchte|Martin Engelbrecht

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture|Albums

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014

Accession Number

2014.97.115

Tags

ArchitectureAltars

Art Historical Context

This exquisite etching, *Design for a Monumental, Plate i* from Johann Michael Leüchte and Engelbrecht's album *Unterschiedliche Neuierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen. Grundrißen* (ca. 1750–56), showcases an elaborate Baroque-inspired altar design destined for grand ecclesiastical spaces. Printed on a modest sheet measuring 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 inches, it features intricate architectural details, profiles, and ground plans, builders and artisans to replicate its soaring columns, sculpted niches, and ornate baldachin. Created during the Rococo era in German-speaking Europe, this plate exemp...

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