What medium is "Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration"?

Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration is Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, partially laid down on blue paper.

Is "Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration

Q: Who created "Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration"?

Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration was created by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century in 1750–75.

Q: When was "Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration" created?

This artwork was created 1750–75.

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

1750–75

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, partially laid down on blue paper

Dimensions

20 x 13-5/8 in. (50.8 x 34.6 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954

Accession Number

54.586

Tags

Altars

Art Historical Context

This exquisite anonymous drawing from 18th-century Piedmont, Italy, offers a glimpse into the opulent world of liturgical celebrations. Titled *Design for Altar Decorations a Liturgical Celebration*, dates to 1750–75 and depicts elaborate schemes for adorning church altars during sacred feasts. In Piedmont, a region blending Savoyard grandeur with Italian Baroque traditions, such designs elevated religious rituals, transforming altars into dramatic focal points with scrolling motifs, architectural frames, and symbolic flourishes that evoked heavenly splendor. Crafted in pen and brown ink with...

Design for Altar Decorations for a Liturgical Celebration

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