Caption

Vilnius. Cathedral — interior of the royal crypt, Bulhak, Jan 1876–1950, Vilnius Lithuania, Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus Vilnius, crypts, archaeological excavations, Barbara Radziwillówna Queen of Poland; 1520–1551, flood in Vilnius 1931, 1931, Vilnius, photograph, photograph from nature, height 11.5 cm, width 16.5 cm, A grayscale scene shows a arched brick structure with a curved brick ceiling and a brick wall beneath it, the bricks appearing in varying shades of gray. The floor area beneath the arch contains a rough, broken slab of masonry and scattered debris, including fragments and pieces of rubble in dark and light gray tones. The lower portion of the walls and the floor have darker gray staining, while the mortar and some brick faces appear lighter gray. Textural details of the bricks and the crumbling masonry are visible, with areas of shadow creating deeper gray and near-black contrasts and some lighter highlights on broken edges. There is a small rounded object among the debris and a few thin elongated fragments near the wall, all rendered in shades of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_467

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72.5Mb (3.5Mb) / 20.0in x 14.1in / 6000 x 4223 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius Cathedral interior royal crypt Bulhak Jan 1876–1950 Vilnius Lithuania Archcathedral Basilica St Stanislaus Ladislaus Vilnius crypts archaeological excavations Barbara Radziwillówna Queen Poland 1520–1551 flood Vilnius 1931 1931 photograph nature height 11.5 cm width 16.5 cm grayscale scene arched brick structure curved brick ceiling brick wall beneath bricks appearing varying shades gray floor area beneath arch contains rough broken slab masonry scattered debris fragments pieces rubble dark light gray tones lower portion walls floor darker gray staining mortar brick faces lighter gray Textural details bricks crumbling masonry visible areas shadow creating deeper gray near-black contrasts lighter highlights broken edges small rounded object debris thin elongated fragments near wall rendered shades gray.