729 - G. WILDER (1797–1855), *Tabernacle* by Adam Kraft, 1835, etching

G. WILDER (1797–1855), *Tabernacle* by Adam Kraft, 1835, etching Georg Christian Wilder (1797, Nuremberg – 1855, ibid.): Tabernacle by Adam Kraft, 1835, etching Technique: Etching on paper Inscription: Signed “G.C. Wilder fec.” below the image, titled below the center. Date: 1835 Description: The tabernacle of St. Lawrence in St. Lawrence’s Church in Nuremberg was created between 1493 and 1496 and is approximately 20 meters high and 3.40 meters wide. The sculptor, Adam Kraft, used sandstone from local quarries to create the tabernacle. The etching by G.Ch. Wilder, printed by M.M. Mayer in 1835, depicts figures dressed in a manner that resembles a snapshot of contemporary 19th-century middle-class citizens. Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Germany, Size: Paper: 41.2 cm x 20.8 cm (16.2 x 8.2 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. The sheet is creased and discolored due to its age, especially in the margins, with a water stain in the upper right corner. Small black color stains in places. The image is in very good condition.