Caption
Simplicius with the soldiers, Intermezzi, print, Series number, 9, 12, Numbered bottom right: IX., printmaker: Max Klinger, Munich, publisher: Theodor Stroefer, Nuremberg, dedicated to: Hermann Sagert, 1881, Bavaria, paper, chine collé, etching, aquatint, drypoint, roulette, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and aquatint with drypoint, roulette and plate tone on chine collé, height 266 mm x width 425 mm, Print nine from a series of twelve prints., forest, wood, soldiers and civilians, A group of people stands and kneels on a sunlit clearing surrounded by dense, dark trees and heavy foliage, the canopy forming a shadowed overhead expanse; the figures wear period clothing with coats, cloaks, hats, and boots, and several hold long, thin objects resembling staffs or spears while one figure in the foreground kneels facing the group holding a longer rod; the ground shows a bright patch of light where the people gather contrasted with darker shaded areas at the edges, and the surrounding trees display textured bark, twisting branches, and layered leaves that create a dense forest backdrop.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B18_484
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Rights managed
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