Caption

Relief of Mary with child in St. Paul's Cathedral in Liège, Tableau byzantin de la cathédrale de Liége, photograph, page, c. 1877 - in or before 1882, photographer, paper, albumen print, hand coloring, hand colored in blue, red and yellow, height 142 mm x width 119 mm, Madonna: ie Mary with the Christ-child, sculpture (relief, sculpture), A rectangular framed image with a gold patterned border showing two figures; a larger central figure wearing a dark garment and a circular halo around the head holds a smaller figure clad in a richly patterned robe, both faces rendered in worn, muted tones; the border contains repeated circular decorative motifs and square panels with intricate knot-like designs, and corner rosette elements, all in golden hues against a pale background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B05_138

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.8Mb (8.0Mb) / 9.9in x 13.3in / 2968 x 3977 (300dpi)

Keywords

Relief Mary child St Paul's Cathedral Liège Tableau byzantin de la cathédrale de Liége photograph page c 1877 - 1882 photographer paper albumen print hand coloring hand colored blue red yellow height 142 mm x width 119 mm Madonna ie Christ-child sculpture relief rectangular framed image gold patterned border showing two figures larger central figure wearing dark garment circular halo head holds smaller figure clad richly robe faces rendered worn muted tones border contains repeated circular decorative motifs square panels intricate knot- designs corner rosette elements golden hues pale background