Caption

Company around a table with a meal on it, print, book illustration, printmaker: Christoffel van Sichem (II), Amsterdam, 1581 - 1658, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, woodcut and text in letterpress on the verso, height 112 mm x width 95 mm, A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of people gathered around a table under a vaulted ceiling, with ornate carved chairs in the foreground. The figures wear period clothing with ruffled collars, hats, and draped garments; some have curled hair and beards. Hands rest on the table and on each other, and there are goblets and a shallow dish on the table. Architectural lines create a patterned arch above them, and dense hatching provides shading and texture throughout the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A91_262

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.5Mb (7.1Mb) / 12.5in x 15.1in / 3758 x 4515 (300dpi)

Keywords

Company table meal print book illustration printmaker Christoffel van Sichem Ii Amsterdam 1581 - 1658 paper woodcut letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 112 mm x width 95 mm detailed black white engraving group people gathered table under vaulted ceiling ornate carved chairs foreground figures wear period clothing ruffled collars hats draped garments curled hair beards Hands rest goblets shallow dish Architectural lines create patterned arch them dense hatching provides shading texture scene