Christianity Introducing the Fine Arts into Germany

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Christianity Introducing the Fine Arts into Germany

c. 1838-1841

Eugen Eduard Schäffer (German, 1802–1871) After a three-part fresco completed in 1836 by Philipp Veit (German, 1793–1877) Decorative border after a design by Edward Jakob von Steinle (Austrian, 1810–1886) Published by the Frankfurter Kunstverein , Frankfurt am Main

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Object Details

Titles:

Christianity Introducing the Fine Arts into Germany
Einführung der Künste in Deutschland durch das Christentum

Date:

c. 1838-1841

Artists:

Medium:

Etching and engraving, with decorative border printed in gold-brown ink

Dimensions:

Image: 10 13/16 × 22 13/16 inches (27.5 × 57.9 cm) Composition: 13 13/16 × 25 7/8 inches (35.1 × 65.7 cm) Plate: 16 3/8 × 26 3/4 inches (41.6 × 67.9 cm) Sheet: 21 × 32 3/16 inches (53.3 × 81.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Leo Model Foundation Curatorial Discretionary Fund, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-240-1

Geography:

Made in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Europe

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