Caption

Amazon; woodcut reproduction after a painting by Józef Brodowski 1828–1900; woodcutter: L. Niemczynski; workshop: Bronislaw Puc Artistic-Woodcut Workshop, Warsaw, fl. ca. 1878–ca. 1885; 1884; subjects: Amazon woman warrior, horses, landscape; themes: sadness; medium: graphic art, press illustration, reproduction of a work of art., A monochrome engraving shows a woman standing near the edge of a shoreline holding reins attached to a saddled horse beside her; the horse is light colored with a darker saddle and long mane, and the woman wears a long dark dress and a hat with a brim tilted forward, her head bowed; the foreground includes grassy clumps and low vegetation on a sloping ground, while the background features a cloudy sky with horizontal line shading and a few birds flying above the water, where distant small ships or masts are faintly visible; the image is framed by a pale border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_253

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.1Mb (6.3Mb) / 18.8in x 14.7in / 5633 x 4409 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amazon woodcut reproduction painting Józef Brodowski 1828–1900 woodcutter L Niemczynski workshop Bronislaw Puc Artistic-Woodcut Workshop Warsaw fl ca 1878–ca 1885 1884 subjects Amazon woman warrior horses landscape themes sadness medium graphic art press illustration reproduction work art monochrome engraving woman standing near edge shoreline holding reins attached saddled horse beside horse light colored darker saddle long mane woman wears long dark dress hat brim tilted forward head bowed foreground includes grassy clumps low vegetation sloping ground background features cloudy sky horizontal line shading birds flying water distant small ships masts faintly visible image framed pale border.