Triumphal Arch for Friedrich IV

1725

Christian Engelbrecht and Johann Andreas Pfeffel, after Peter Schubert von Ehrenberg

Associated Names
Christian Engelbrecht

Artist, German, 1672 - 1735

Johann Andreas Pfeffel

Artist, German, 1674 - 1748

Peter Schubert von Ehrenberg

Artist After, German, born 1688

The image depicts an intricately designed architectural structure with elaborate carvings, sculptures, and an ornate archway. A statue is positioned at the top of the structure, surrounded by additional statues and decorative elements. The horizon line is just below the midpoint of the image, with trees leading towards a distant path. The scene is created using precise etching, with a monochromatic color palette of sepia or browns and grays. Statues, decorative motifs, and trees frame the scene in the foreground, while the path leads towards symmetrically positioned trees and architectural elements in the distance. The sky features softly rendered clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36 x 24.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 39.1 x 30.5 cm (15 3/8 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.109

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, p. 143 (vol. 19, under Johann Ulrich Krauss)

  • Series Title

    Antonius Bömer, _Triumphus Novem Seculorum Imperii Romano-Germanici... (Augsburg, 1725)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: vol. 19, p. 143 (under Johann Ulrich Krauss)

Inscriptions

upper center in image: Saeculum VII / Imperiit Romano Germanici / Frederici IV Pacifici / Clementia Austriaca / Triumphans; lower left in plate: Petr. Schubart von Ehrenberg inv. & del.; lower right in plate: J. A. Pfeffel C. Engelbrecht fec.

Wikidata ID

Q76559301

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