Caption

Detail of the choir stalls in Bamberg Cathedral, Chorgestühl i. Peterschor, Löwe, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., number: '170', Bamberg, 1900 - c. 1920, photographer, Bavaria, paper, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, developed gelatin silver print, height 165 mm x width 228 mm, interior of church, Bamberg Cathedral, A carved relief of a large animal with a mane, paws, and a curled tail occupies most of the frame, shown in a worn, textured stone with visible chisel marks; the animal's head is turned downward toward a smaller creature with a mane that sits before it, both figures rendered with flowing carved fur and expressive contours; a stylized plant with layered, rounded leaves rises beside the larger animal, and the background is recessed and rough compared to the smoother foreground elements; the entire relief sits within a rectangular border on a paperlike mat.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A76_349

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.5Mb (9.4Mb) / 15.2in x 11.6in / 4569 x 3477 (300dpi)

Keywords

Detail choir stalls Bamberg Cathedral Chorgestühl i Peterschor Löwe album page photograph photo part album number 170 Bamberg 1900 - c 1920 photographer Bavaria paper baryta paper gelatin silver print developed gelatin silver print height 165 mm x width 228 mm interior church carved relief large animal mane paws curled tail occupies frame shown worn textured stone visible chisel marks animal's head turned downward smaller creature sits figures rendered flowing carved fur expressive contours stylized plant layered rounded leaves rises beside larger animal background recessed rough compared smoother foreground elements entire relief within rectangular border paperlike mat