Caption

Cimetière en Thuringe, Kerkhof van Thuringen, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1876 - 1889, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 214 mm x width 331 mm, churchyard, cemetery, farm or solitary house in landscape, Thuringia, A detailed monochrome etching shows a rural scene with a thatched building having exposed timber framing and a chimney, a smaller stone structure with an arched opening, and a low stone wall punctuated by ornate tombstones and carved monuments. In the foreground a woman in a long dress is kneeling and gathering or arranging vegetation near a cart wheel, while beds of plants and scattered stones fill the ground. Rolling fields and low hedgerows extend toward the distant horizon under a sky filled with layered, hatched clouds, and the overall image is rendered with fine crosshatching and textured linework.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.7Mb (9.1Mb) / 18.9in x 12.1in / 5660 x 3625 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cimetière en Thuringe Kerkhof van Thuringen print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1876 - 1889 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 214 mm x width 331 mm churchyard cemetery farm solitary house landscape Thuringia detailed monochrome etching rural scene thatched building having exposed timber framing chimney smaller stone structure arched opening low stone wall punctuated ornate tombstones carved monuments foreground woman long dress kneeling gathering arranging vegetation near cart wheel beds plants scattered stones fill ground Rolling fields low hedgerows extend distant horizon under sky filled layered hatched clouds image rendered fine crosshatching textured linework