Louvain Church Grille 1850 - 1900

This anonymous 19th-century watercolor depicts a detailed design for a church grille in Louvain. The delicate, intricate tracery of the grille is rendered in gold against a vibrant red backdrop. The design features several stylized lambs and chalices, symbolic elements common in religious art. The artwork, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, serves as a window into the decorative arts and religious aesthetics of the period.