Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate L from 'Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen.'
Printed ca. 1750–56
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
2014.97.117
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where we encounter *Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate L* from the album *Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen*. Created around 1750–56 by German printmakers Martin Engelbrecht and Johann Michael Leüchte, this etching (8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in.) showcases their collaborative talent for intricate ornamental designs. Engelbrecht, a prolific Augsburg engraver, specialized in architectural patterns, while Leüchte contributed to these elaborate church furnishings. The plate presen...