Caption

Sala, Awestadfors, View of Sala and Avesta, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1704, paper, etching, height 271 mm x width 338 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Avesta, A landscape etching showing two panoramic town views stacked vertically, each with rows of closely packed houses and prominent church towers rising above the roofs, framed by trees and wooded foregrounds; the upper view presents cultivated fields and garden plots in front of the town, with scattered small buildings and pathways, and distant smoke or clouds near the horizon, while the lower view shows a fortified or fenced settlement with a larger church spire, surrounding trees, gently rolling terrain, and small figures and carts in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_102

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Keywords

Sala Awestadfors View Avesta Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1704 paper etching height 271 mm x width 338 mm city-view general veduta landscape showing two panoramic town views stacked vertically rows closely packed houses prominent church towers rising roofs framed trees wooded foregrounds upper view presents cultivated fields garden plots front town scattered small buildings pathways distant smoke clouds near horizon lower view fortified fenced settlement larger church spire surrounding trees gently rolling terrain small figures carts foreground