Elevation of a design for an altar and painted wall decoration
second half 19th century
Medium
graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, and gold paint on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24 1/8 x 18 11/16 in. (61.2 x 47.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.199
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 19th-century ecclesiastical design with this collaborative elevation drawing by French architects Jules-EdmondCharles Lachaise andène-Pierre Gourdet. in the second half of century, it presents a detailed frontal view of a grand altar flanked by elaborate painted wall decorations, ev the splendor of Catholic church interiors. Such preparatory sketches were essential for envisioning sacred spaces, blending architecture with decorative arts during France's era of historicist revivals and religious fervor. Rendered on wove paper with a masterful mix of graphite for ...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...