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Print, Elevation of Part of an Altar Retable, from "Architectura und Ausztheilung der V Seulen"

This is a Print. It was created by Wendel Dietterlinn the Elder. It is dated 1593–94 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is etching on white laid paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder.

Its dimensions are

34 x 24.4 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower left center: 203

Cite this object as

Print, Elevation of Part of an Altar Retable, from "Architectura und Ausztheilung der V Seulen"; Wendel Dietterlinn the Elder (1551 – 1599); Germany; etching on white laid paper ; 34 x 24.4 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder; 1962-46-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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