Design for an Altar, Plate 1 from an Untitled Series of Designs for Altars
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
2014.97.89
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Design for an Altar, 1 from an Untitled Series of Designs for Alt" is a captivating etching created around 1750–56 by the collaborative talents of Jacob Gottlieb Thelot Carl Pier, and Martinbrecht. Measuring 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 inches, this print showcases intricate ornamental designs for ecclesiastical altars, reflecting the opulent architectural tastes of mid-18th-century Europe Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it was acquired through the Daniel Ergmann Gift in2014. Etching, the medium here, allowed these artists to produce finely detailed reproduction...
About the Artist
Jacob Gottlieb Thelot|Carl Pier|Martin Engelbrecht (Central European|German|German) · |1700 |1684 – |1790 |1756
German, Augsburg 1708–1760 Augsburg|German, active Augsburg, ca. 1750|German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg