{"product_id":"18th-century-hand-colored-framed-engraving-1","title":"18th Century Hand Colored Framed Engraving","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA rare hand-colored copperplate engraving by Paul Decker the Elder, Plate 26 from \u003cem\u003eFürstlicher Baumeister, oder Architectura Civilis\u003c\/em\u003e (The Princely Architect), engraved by Carl Remshart and published by Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg in 1711. The plate shows the long side of the audience chamber, where the princely throne stands, a sumptuous Baroque interior crowded with columns, sculpted figures, allegorical scenes, and a canopy of deep red drapery over the throne. The hand coloring is especially rich here, with crimson, gilt, and soft blue skies giving the whole design a jewel-like glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDecker meant these designs both to inspire fellow architects and to show patrons what a modern palace should be, and he paired each plate with directions on materials and colors to guide its execution. More than three centuries on, it remains a beautiful document of Baroque grandeur, framed here in a warm gilt molding with a wide cream mat under glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe frame is newly and professionally made, ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOne of a kind. Hand-colored copperplate engraving, 1711, newly framed under glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMeasurements: 22\"w by 19\"t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CW Antiques and Interiors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607475319096,"sku":null,"price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/3462\/3032\/files\/IMG_3239.jpg?v=1783296698","url":"https:\/\/www.celanihome.com\/products\/18th-century-hand-colored-framed-engraving-1","provider":"CW Antiques and Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}