Caption

Vilnius. Cathedral — entrance to the royal crypt; photograph by Jan Bulhak 1876–1950; Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus, Vilnius; crypts; archaeological excavations after the 1931 flood in Vilnius; 1931; photograph from nature; 11.5 × 16.5 cm., The image shows a dim, narrow underground passage with a rough arched brick opening leading into a low chamber filled with rubble and uneven earth; the scene contains a group of broken and jagged fragments scattered on the floor and a partially buried round object among the debris, with shadowed walls flanking the passage and a dark vertical element on the right that appears to be a metal bar or support; visible colors are shades of gray, black, and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.6in x 20.0in / 4375 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius Cathedral entrance royal crypt photograph Jan Bulhak 1876–1950 Archcathedral Basilica St Stanislaus Ladislaus crypts archaeological excavations 1931 flood 1931 nature image dim narrow underground passage rough arched brick opening leading low chamber filled rubble uneven earth scene contains group broken jagged fragments scattered floor partially buried round object debris shadowed walls flanking passage dark vertical element right metal bar support visible colors shades gray black off-white.