Caption

Part of the crown of Charlemagne, Facsimile of the plates of the crown of Charlemagne, print, Germany, 1850 - 1880, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 191 mm x width 192 mm, Part of a series of sixteen prints after the plates of the crown of Charlemagne. This is a modern print of a plate from the twelfth century., crown (symbol of sovereignty), North Rhine-Westphalia, Aachen, Cathedral (Aachen), A circular carved or engraved medallion with a central seated figure wearing a robe and halo, holding a sphere in one hand and a book in the other, surrounded by four smaller haloed figures and four winged creature heads in quadrants, all rendered in thin dark lines on a light, slightly speckled background, with a decorative braided or leaf-pattern border around the outer edge and small round rivet-like marks at intervals along the rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B11_241

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.3Mb (9.8Mb) / 11.7in x 13.0in / 3518 x 3901 (300dpi)

Keywords

Part crown Charlemagne Facsimile plates print Germany 1850 - 1880 printmaker paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 191 mm x width 192 mm series sixteen prints modern print plate twelfth century symbol sovereignty North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen Cathedral circular carved engraved medallion central seated figure wearing robe halo holding sphere hand book surrounded four smaller haloed figures four winged creature heads quadrants rendered thin dark lines light slightly speckled background decorative braided leaf-pattern border outer edge small round rivet- marks intervals rim