Caption

The cloisters of Belem, Cloister of the Hieronymite Monastery in Lisbon, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Stuart photo.', inscription: 'Europe', photographer: unknown, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, c. 1870 - in or before 1875, Lisbon, paper, pasteboard, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 158 mm x width 106 mm, cloisters, monastery, A sepia-toned photograph shows a long covered walkway with a vaulted ceiling supported by a series of ornate stone arches and carved columns. The ceiling features ribbed vaulting with decorative bosses at the intersections, while the arches and column surfaces display intricate relief carvings of foliage and geometric patterns. Light falls through tall arched openings along one side, casting soft shadows on the smooth stone floor and the raised stone ledge that runs beside the columns. The photograph is mounted on a textured card with a patterned border surrounding the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_471

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.0Mb (7.4Mb) / 8.7in x 13.0in / 2609 x 3887 (300dpi)

Keywords

cloisters Belem Cloister Hieronymite Monastery Lisbon page photomechanical print inscription Stuart photo Europe photographer unknown Mosteiro dos Jerónimos cliché maker Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company c 1870 - 1875 paper pasteboard Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 158 mm x width 106 mm monastery sepia-toned photograph long covered walkway vaulted ceiling supported series ornate stone arches carved columns ceiling features ribbed vaulting decorative bosses intersections arches column surfaces display intricate relief carvings foliage geometric patterns Light falls tall arched openings side casting soft shadows smooth stone floor raised stone ledge runs beside columns photograph mounted textured card patterned border surrounding image