Caption

Court of the bishops palace, Liege, photograph, page, Liège, c. 1856 - in or before 1866, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 120 mm x width 183 mm, arcade, architecture, Palace of the Prince-Bishops, A long covered arcade with a series of stone columns and carved capitals supporting ribbed vaulted arches runs along the left side of the image, the columns showing twisted and fluted shafts and ornate bases, some with sculpted faces on the capitals. The vaulted ceiling displays intersecting ribs and brick infill, and slender horizontal rods span between the arches. Beyond the arcade, a courtyard with grass and scattered stone fragments is visible, along with a tall stone building featuring many tall windows with arched and rectangular tops and decorative masonry around them. In the foreground on the right, there are several carved stone pedestals and bases, one partially broken, and a small stone basin sits near the nearest column. The overall scene is rendered in a pale, sepia tone and shows wear and spots on the image surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_292

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.8Mb (7.2Mb) / 14.6in x 10.6in / 4366 x 3186 (300dpi)

Keywords

Court bishops palace Liege photograph page Liège c 1856 - 1866 photographer paper albumen print height 120 mm x width 183 mm arcade architecture Palace Prince-Bishops long covered series stone columns carved capitals supporting ribbed vaulted arches runs left side image columns showing twisted fluted shafts ornate bases sculpted faces capitals vaulted ceiling displays intersecting ribs brick infill slender horizontal rods span arches Beyond courtyard grass scattered stone fragments visible tall stone building featuring tall windows arched rectangular tops decorative masonry them foreground right several carved stone pedestals bases partially broken small stone basin sits near nearest column scene rendered pale sepia tone wear spots image surface