Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate L from 'Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen.'

Martin Engelbrecht|Johann Michael Leüchte

Printed ca. 1750–56 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate L from 'Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altäre mit darzu gehörigen Profillen u. Grundrißen.' — Martin Engelbrecht|Johann Michael Leüchte

Ornament print with a design for an altar in a late Baroque style, with a reliquary crowned by a vase on top of the altar table. The pediment above is characterized by a large oval compartment, left blank. The floorplan for the altar is depicted directly below the elevation. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.

Artist: Martin Engelbrecht|Johann Michael Leüchte
Date: Printed ca. 1750–56
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014