Floorplan and Side View of an Altar, Plate b (2) 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
2014.97.102
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching by Johann Michael Leüchte, printed around 1750–56, offers a precise floorplan and side view of a newly designed altar. Created as Plate b (2) in the album *Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen*, the print belongs to a series showcasing inventive altar designs complete with profiles and ground plans. Measuring just over 8 by 13 inches, the work exemplifies the period’s interest in disseminating architectural ideas through affordable, reproducible prints. Etching was ideally suited for such ornamental and architectural albums, allowing...