Caption

The Gate of Dawn; photograph, 1912. Photograph in the album Vilnius, volume 1, Jan Bulhak 1876–1950. Vilnius. Photographic print: 13.6 × 10.5 cm; album page: 31.0 × 23.5 cm., A vertical sepia-toned photograph shows the façade of an ornate building with a textured light-colored wall and a decorative upper frieze featuring sculpted figures and architectural niches. The top section has sculptural reliefs including winged creatures and framed medallion shapes, with ornamental columns and arch-like elements in pale tones. Below, the plain wall contains a group of circular openings that cast darker circular shadows, and a recessed arched niche above a larger dark arched doorway. A tall street lamp with a curved ornate arm and a globe-shaped lantern stands in front of the wall, casting a shadow. The image border is pale and the overall palette consists of brown, beige, cream, and darker brown shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.9Mb (3.2Mb) / 13.6in x 20.0in / 4071 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gate Dawn photograph 1912 Photograph album Vilnius volume 1 Jan Bulhak 1876–1950 Vilnius Photographic print album page vertical sepia-toned photograph façade ornate building textured light-colored wall decorative upper frieze featuring sculpted figures architectural niches top section sculptural reliefs winged creatures framed medallion shapes ornamental columns arch- elements pale tones plain wall contains group circular openings cast darker circular shadows recessed arched niche larger dark doorway tall street lamp curved ornate arm globe-shaped lantern stands front wall casting shadow image border pale palette consists brown beige cream darker brown shadows.