Caption

Old man with beard and hood sits with folded hands on a prayer stool, Prophet (former title), print, printmaker: Willem Geets, 1892, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 240 mm x width 290 mm, head-gear, skull as symbol of 'Vanitas', old man, beard, kneeling-chair, A sepia-toned etching showing an older bearded man wearing a hooded robe, his face detailed with deep lines and heavy eyebrows, eyes looking forward; his hands rest on the edge of a wooden surface with visible grain and carved panels, fingers intertwined and knuckles prominent. To the left a human skull sits atop a stack of books. The background is textured with cross-hatched shading and vertical lines, and the robe and beard are rendered with dense, fine strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (7.3Mb) / 15.8in x 13.0in / 4746 x 3890 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old man beard hood sits folded hands prayer stool Prophet former title print printmaker Willem Geets 1892 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 240 mm x width 290 mm head-gear skull symbol Vanitas old man kneeling-chair sepia-toned showing older bearded man wearing hooded robe face detailed deep lines heavy eyebrows eyes looking forward hands rest edge wooden surface visible grain carved panels fingers intertwined knuckles prominent left human skull sits atop stack books background textured cross-hatched shading vertical lines robe rendered dense fine strokes