Design for a Pulpit, Plate 1 from an Untitled Series of Pulpit Designs
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
2014.97.73
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the ornate world of 18th ecclesiastical design with *Design for a Pulpit Plate 1 from anitled Series of Pulpit* by Martin Engelbrecht, master engraver from Augsburg, Germany. Printed around 1750–56, this etching the lavish Rococo style that defined European church architecture during the period. Pulpits, elevated platforms for preaching, were focal points in both Catholic and Protestant churches, symbolizing spiritual authority amid the era's religious fervor and artistic exuberance. Engelbrecht specialized in ornamental prints that served as blueprints for craftsmen, disseminating ...