Caption

Burgos, the head of ancient Castile, on the Atlantic Sea, whose waters are received from the Douro River, View of the city of Burgos, Theatrum Hispaniae, print, album page, book illustration, View of the Spanish city of Burgos. Below the image a title in Latin, Spanish, Dutch and French. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter van den Berge, Amsterdam, grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1694 - 1737, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, etching, hand coloring, etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, printed on album page, a yellow frame with a red border around the plate edge, height 172 mm x width 260 mm, A colored illustration framed by a wide yellow and red border shows a panoramic view of a town set against rolling green hills under a sky with soft pastel clouds. In the foreground a large tree with textured bark and green foliage leans from the right edge over a pastoral scene with scattered sheep grazing on grassy terrain. Figures appear near the lower edge: one person in bright clothing stands beside an animal carrying loads, another person in a vibrant dress sits on the ground near a basket of fruit, and a person on the right tends to a dog while holding a staff. The midground contains clusters of buildings with red and blue rooftops, towers and spires rising among the houses, and a fortified structure on a distant hill. Fields, pathways, and rows of trees lead toward the town, and a body of water or reflective plain is suggested beyond the buildings. The image has delicate line work and soft hand-colored shading throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A75_206

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Rights managed

Available size

42.5Mb (11.5Mb) / 15.2in x 10.9in / 4551 x 3263 (300dpi)

Keywords

Burgos head ancient Castile Atlantic Sea waters received Douro River View city Theatrum Hispaniae print album page book illustration Spanish city image title Latin Spanish Dutch French Print part album printmaker Pieter van den Berge Amsterdam grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1694 - 1737 paper etching hand coloring etching hand-colored pink green blue yellow printed yellow frame red border plate edge height 172 mm x width 260 mm colored illustration framed wide yellow panoramic view town set rolling green hills under sky soft pastel clouds foreground large tree textured bark green foliage leans right edge pastoral scene scattered sheep grazing grassy terrain Figures near lower edge person bright clothing stands beside animal carrying loads another person vibrant dress sits ground near basket fruit right tends dog holding staff midground contains clusters buildings red blue rooftops towers spires rising houses fortified structure distant hill Fields pathways rows trees lead town body water reflective plain suggested beyond delicate line work soft hand-colored shading