Detail of the Adamspforte in Bamberg Cathedral, Adamspforte, Adam and Eve in front, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., number: '49.', Bamberg, 1900 - c. 1920, photographer, Bavaria, paper, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, height 213 mm x width 161 mm, church (exterior), Bamberg Cathedral, A sepia-toned photograph of two stone statues of nude human figures mounted side by side against a carved architectural backdrop, both figures showing weathered surfaces and missing or damaged hands, the left figure with short curly hair and a solemn facial expression and the right figure with longer wavy hair and a faint smile, each figure having sculpted leaf coverings at the groin, the backdrop featuring a repeating geometric zigzag pattern between the figures and fluted stonework at the right edge, the lower portion showing the figures' legs and feet with a worn pedestal beneath the right foot and the entire image framed by a lighter border.
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Detail of the Adamspforte in Bamberg Cathedral, Adamspforte, Adam and Eve in front, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., number: '49.', Bamberg, 1900 - c. 1920, photographer, Bavaria, paper, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, height 213 mm x width 161 mm, church (exterior), Bamberg Cathedral, A sepia-toned photograph of two stone statues of nude human figures mounted side by side against a carved architectural backdrop, both figures showing weathered surfaces and missing or damaged hands, the left figure with short curly hair and a solemn facial expression and the right figure with longer wavy hair and a faint smile, each figure having sculpted leaf coverings at the groin, the backdrop featuring a repeating geometric zigzag pattern between the figures and fluted stonework at the right edge, the lower portion showing the figures' legs and feet with a worn pedestal beneath the right foot and the entire image framed by a lighter border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Detail Adamspforte Bamberg Cathedral Adam Eve front album page photograph photo part album number 49 Bamberg 1900 - c 1920 photographer Bavaria paper baryta paper gelatin silver print height 213 mm x width 161 mm church exterior sepia-toned photograph two stone statues nude human figures mounted side carved architectural backdrop figures showing weathered surfaces missing damaged hands left figure short curly hair solemn facial expression right figure longer wavy hair faint smile figure having sculpted leaf coverings groin backdrop featuring repeating geometric zigzag pattern fluted stonework right edge lower portion showing legs feet worn pedestal beneath right foot entire image framed lighter border

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