{"product_id":"18th-century-hand-colored-framed-engraving-2","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 54 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 wall of the promenade hall, or Spazier Saal, a soaring Baroque interior with two tiers of tall windows, red marble pilasters, allegorical medallions, and a ceiling worked with painted scenes, gilded ornament, and winged figures. The hand coloring is warm and detailed, with red, gilt, and soft sky tones bringing the vast room to life.\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","brand":"CW Antiques and Interiors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607487377720,"sku":null,"price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/3462\/3032\/files\/IMG_3240.jpg?v=1783297073","url":"https:\/\/www.celanihome.com\/products\/18th-century-hand-colored-framed-engraving-2","provider":"CW Antiques and Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}