Project for the elevation of an altar
date: label: Date
content: 1750–1780
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vertical composition of an altar with a retable as wide as the mensa. The central panel of the base has an escutcheon with the word "SILENT/TIUM" between festoons and drapery. The painting at the center of the altar depicts St. John Nepomuck with stars and a cherubim glory. An angel presents a crucifix to the saint. The pediment is broken with two angels between the cornices.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2579
objectType: label: Type
content: religion
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pencil, pen, washes and chinese black on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 33.2 × 19.5 cm (13 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)