Caption

Vilnius. Cathedral — interior of the royal crypt. Photograph by Jan Bulhak 1876–1950, Vilnius, Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus, crypts, archaeological excavations; Alexander I Jagiellon King of Poland; 1461–1506 mentioned. Flood in Vilnius in 1931; 1931. Photograph from nature. Image size: height 11.5 cm, width 16.7 cm., The image shows a corner of a room with brick walls and a dirt floor; the bricks are various shades of gray and dark gray, and there are lighter gray patches where mortar shows. Scattered across the floor are decomposed organic materials and debris in tones of dark gray, medium gray, and pale gray, with a discernible skull-like shape among the rubble. The scene includes fragments of wood and rubble in darker and lighter gray hues, areas of crumbling texture, and a lighter glare on the upper right brick wall. Overall the visible colors are shades of gray, black, and white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_474

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Rights managed

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72.8Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 14.1in / 6000 x 4243 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius Cathedral interior royal crypt Photograph Jan Bulhak 1876–1950 Archcathedral Basilica St Stanislaus Ladislaus crypts archaeological excavations Alexander I Jagiellon King Poland 1461–1506 mentioned Flood 1931 nature Image size height 11.5 cm width 16.7 cm image corner room brick walls dirt floor bricks various shades gray dark gray lighter gray patches mortar Scattered across floor decomposed organic materials debris tones medium gray pale gray discernible skull- shape rubble scene includes fragments wood darker lighter gray hues areas crumbling texture lighter glare upper right brick wall visible colors shades black white.