Caption
Altar with a painting of the Crucifixion, Retables d'autels à l'italienne, print, album page, ornamental print, Altar with a painting of the Crucifixion. Below the painting are statues of Mary, Mary Magdalene, an angel, and John the Baptist. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jean Lepautre, publisher: Pierre Mariette (II), Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis XIV (King of France), c. 1658 - c. 1670, Louis 23:44-52, John 19:25-38), altar with altar-piece, A detailed engraving shows a central crucifix with a figure on a cross set within an arched niche filled with radiating clouds and light, flanked by four mourning figures in draped robes positioned on ornate pedestals and steps; two figures kneel with raised arms near the base of the cross while two stand to the sides, one with a covered head. The architectural setting includes fluted pilasters, decorated panels with floral motifs, cornices, and an elaborate stepped altar with carved garlands and volute supports. Fine parallel hatching and crosshatching create shading across the scene, and decorative moldings and carved relief panels surround the niche.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B45_182
License type
Rights managed
Available size
53.7Mb (6.8Mb) / 12.2in x 17.1in / 3658 x 5133 (300dpi)