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Design for the Parish Church of Merkershausen

Workshop of Balthasar Neumann German
1738
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Parish Church of Merkershausen
  • Artist: Balthasar Neumann (German, Eger/Bohemia 1687–1753 Würzburg)
  • Artist: Workshop of Balthasar Neumann (German, Eger/Bohemia 1687–1753 Würzburg)
  • Date: 1738
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, gray wash, watercolor, over graphite or black chalk
  • Dimensions: sheet: 21 x 14 3/4 in. (53.4 x 37.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.263
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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