Caption

Rudera sive reliquiae Templi et Monasterij Alfvastrae, Brååborg, View of Alvastra Monastery and Bråborg estate, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1697, paper, etching, height 262 mm x width 393 mm, housing, Norrköping, Alvastra Monastery, Estate Bråborg, An engraved scene showing two horizontal vignettes stacked one above the other, the upper vignette depicting stone ruins with arched doorways and broken walls set beside a row of tall leafy trees, a few small human figures walking and standing near the ruins, and a ribbon-like banner floating in the sky above; the lower vignette showing a large multi-story stone building with towers and chimneys set by formal gardens and a small domed pavilion, framed by tall evergreen trees in the foreground and rolling hills and clouds in the distance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_115

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Keywords

Rudera sive reliquiae Templi et Monasterij Alfvastrae Brååborg View Alvastra Monastery Bråborg estate Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Willem Swidde supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1697 paper etching height 262 mm x width 393 mm housing Norrköping Estate Bråborg engraved scene showing two horizontal vignettes stacked upper vignette depicting stone ruins arched doorways broken walls set beside row tall leafy trees small human figures walking standing near ruins ribbon- banner floating sky lower vignette showing large multi-story stone building towers chimneys set formal gardens small domed pavilion framed tall evergreen trees foreground rolling hills clouds distance