Caption

Vilnius — Cathedral: interior of the royal crypt. Photograph by Jan Bulhak 1876–1950, 1931. Archaeological excavations; royal crypt of Alexander I Jagiellon King of Poland, 1461–1506. Photograph from nature; scene after the 1931 flood in Vilnius. Photograph, 11.5 × 16.5 cm., A close-up black-and-white photograph shows a partially buried human skull lying among debris and fragments, with a rough, textured substance coating parts of the top and sides. The skull appears broken in places and is surrounded by irregular pieces of charred or dark material and small light-colored flakes. The scene includes a dark background with scattered lighter specks and varying shades of gray, black, and white throughout the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.9Mb (2.4Mb) / 20.0in x 14.0in / 6000 x 4189 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius Cathedral interior royal crypt Photograph Jan Bulhak 1876–1950 1931 Archaeological excavations Alexander I Jagiellon King Poland 1461–1506 nature scene 1931 flood close-up black- -white photograph partially buried human skull lying debris fragments rough textured substance coating parts top sides broken places surrounded irregular pieces charred dark material small light-colored flakes scene includes dark background scattered lighter specks varying shades gray black white image.