Who created ""Orthographia", pl.2"?

"Orthographia", pl.2 was created by Johann Daniel Preissler in late 17th–mid-18th century.

When was ""Orthographia", pl.2" created?

This artwork was created late 17th–mid-18th century.

What medium is ""Orthographia", pl.2"?

"Orthographia", pl.2 is Etching.

Is ""Orthographia", pl.2" in the public domain?

Yes, "Orthographia", pl.2 is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

"Orthographia", pl.2

Johann Daniel Preissler

late 17th–mid-18th century

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

5 15/16 x 11 in. (15.1 x 28 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948

Accession Number

48.148(69)

Tags

Ornament

Art Historical Context

**"Orthographia", Plate 2** by Johann Daniel Preiss invites visitors into the intricate world of 18th-century ornamental design. Created as an etching during the late17th to mid-18th century, this print a compact 5 15/16 x 11 inches and belongs to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection. Preissler, a prolific engraver from Nuremberg, specialized in detailed reproductive prints that captured the grandeur of Baroque and emerging Rococo aesthetics, making complex motifs accessible to artists and craftsmen across Europe. The title *Orthographia* refers to orthographic projec...

"Orthographia", pl.2

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