Caption

Feliks Brzozowski 1836–1892, Adam Mickiewicz's family nest. Zaosie — Nowogródek. Reproduction of a drawing; illustration; painting; Polish painting; after 1894. Subject: Zaosie Belarus manor, views of towns, Nowogródek Belarus castle ruins; Mickiewicz, Adam 1798–1855 and Mickiewicz family., The image shows a monochrome scene with dark and light shades of beige and gray; in the upper area there are two tall, crumbling stone towers standing on a windswept hill beneath a cloudy sky, and a small group of silhouetted figures walking toward them across the ridge; the lower left contains an oval vignette framed by a garland of roses that encloses a single-story house with a pitched roof and a fenced yard; the lower right shows a rural landscape with a winding path, a few small buildings and a larger multi-story structure in the distance, and a solitary figure walking along the road; overall the composition uses textured shading and contrasts of beige and gray tones throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_305

License type

Rights managed

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71.5Mb (8.9Mb) / 20.0in x 13.9in / 6000 x 4167 (300dpi)

Keywords

Feliks Brzozowski 1836–1892 Adam Mickiewicz's family nest Zaosie Nowogródek Reproduction drawing illustration painting Polish painting 1894 Subject Zaosie Belarus manor views towns Nowogródek Belarus castle ruins Mickiewicz Adam 1798–1855 Mickiewicz family image monochrome scene dark light shades beige gray upper area two tall crumbling stone towers standing windswept hill beneath cloudy sky small group silhouetted figures walking them across ridge lower left contains oval vignette framed garland roses encloses single-story house pitched roof fenced yard lower right rural landscape winding path small buildings larger multi-story structure distance solitary figure walking road composition uses textured shading contrasts gray tones .