Caption

Vilnius - a chapel on Snipiszki, in the background a panorama of the city; Józef Czechowicz 1818–1888 photographer; Vilnius Lithuania - photography; Castle Hill Vilnius; panoramas; Snipiszki Vilnius; chapels; View of the city from the Snipiszki suburb: in the foreground a chapel with the miraculous figure of the Crucified Christ from 1720; on the left the arsenal, Castle Hill, the Tyszkiewicz Palace building; in the background the Cathedral and the bell tower of St. Jana; ca. 1875; photograph, photographic print: 21.0 × 27.5 cm; mounted on cardboard: 27.8 × 34.5 cm., A raised stone monument with an ornate cross at its top stands on a grassy terrace overlooking a river and a town; the monument is dark grey and has an arched niche with a bell visible, surrounded by stone railings and short posts. In the foreground there is a dirt path and a few simple wooden benches arranged on the grassy slope, with patches of bare earth. The river runs left to right behind the monument, bordered by a low embankment and a row of pale buildings with darker roofs; beyond the river a town of light-coloured buildings and rooftops stretches into the distance with a few taller rooflines and a tower-like structure on a hill to the left. Leafless trees with dark branches stand on the left side near the river, and the overall tones of the image are muted sepia with beige, brown, grey, and pale cream hues.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_401

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81.8Mb (4.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4767 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius - chapel Snipiszki background panorama city Józef Czechowicz 1818–1888 photographer Vilnius Lithuania - photography Castle Hill Vilnius panoramas Snipiszki Vilnius chapels View Snipiszki suburb foreground miraculous figure Crucified Christ 1720 left arsenal Castle Hill Tyszkiewicz Palace building Cathedral bell tower St Jana ca 1875 photograph photographic print mounted cardboard raised stone monument ornate cross top stands grassy terrace overlooking river town monument dark grey arched niche bell visible surrounded stone railings short posts dirt path simple wooden benches arranged grassy slope patches bare earth runs right bordered low embankment row pale buildings darker roofs beyond light-coloured buildings rooftops stretches distance taller rooflines tower- structure hill Leafless trees dark branches stand left side near tones image muted sepia beige brown grey pale cream hues.