Caption

Henry IV in Canossa, illustration, 1853–1857. Steel engraving, graphic print, album; 13.6 × 9.1 cm. Composition enclosed in a double linear frame depicting Henry IV (Emperor of Germany, 1050–1106) humbling himself before Pope Gregory VII at the castle of Canossa in January 1077, penitently spending three days under the castle walls in a sack and barefoot; a historical scene of penance and rulers. Illustration for Cesar Cantu’s Universal History; the edition’s engravings (44 steel engravings total) were in a German style and used matrices imported for the publication.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A39_083

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63.2Mb (10.7Mb) / 12.3in x 20.0in / 3684 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Henry IV Canossa illustration 1853–1857 Steel engraving graphic print album Composition enclosed double linear frame depicting Emperor Germany 1050–1106 humbling Pope Gregory VII castle January 1077 penitently spending three days under castle walls sack barefoot historical scene penance rulers Illustration Cesar Cantu’s Universal History edition’s engravings 44 steel engravings total German style matrices imported publication grayscale illustration mounted light brown textured paper lone barefoot man standing snowy ground front stone wall arched doorway wears knee-length robe long sleeves holds cap chest looking downward hair beard short large stone building towers architectural details rises bare tree branch visible side image contains shades black white gray mounting paper light brown.