1751
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting depicts a scene of a procession and sermon at the Grossmunster in Zurich. The top half of the image shows a group of people walking in a line, dressed in formal attire, with buildings in the background. The bottom half of the image shows a large crowd of people gathered inside a church, with a man standing at the front, possibly giving a sermon. In the foreground of the top half, a man is shown holding a staff, while another man is shown playing a musical instrument. The background of the image features a large building with a clock tower, which appears to be the Grossmunster church. The image is an engraving on laid paper, created by David Herrliberger in 1751. It is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and individualism. To learn more about the artist, you can look up David Herrliberger.
