Sketch of an altar, ca. 1750

Title

Sketch of an altar

Draughtsman

• Johann Baptist Straub

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• design for an altarpiece
• final artwork
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• architecture
• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal
• depiction of a saint

Primary

• 11Q7141 altar
• 47F12 design, plan (~ production)
• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
• 11Q7141(+3) altar (+ angel(s))
• 48C1433 plan ~ ideal or visionary architectural design or model