Caption

View of a busy street in Antwerp in the sixteenth century, print, printmaker: Henri François Schaefels, 1872, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 257 mm x width 186 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', street, Antwerp, A detailed ink drawing shows a busy stone street scene in front of a large ornate building with arches, columns, and carved architectural details; a group of people in period clothing stand and converse in the foreground, including women in long dresses and men wearing hats and cloaks, some holding staffs or spears; one seated man faces slightly sideways while another man stands in front of him holding a tall pole; above and behind them a carved lion statue sits atop a pedestal by a stairway where a few figures stand or look down; to the left a decorative hanging sign extends from a building and pointed rooftops and spires rise in the background; the ground is cobbled and shadows and fine crosshatching create depth and texture across the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B19_345

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Rights managed

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37.8Mb (5.8Mb) / 10.4in x 14.1in / 3123 x 4226 (300dpi)

Keywords

View busy street Antwerp sixteenth century print printmaker Henri François Schaefels 1872 paper chine collé etching intaglio printmaking technique height 257 mm x width 186 mm city-view general veduta street detailed ink drawing busy stone street scene front large ornate building arches columns carved architectural details group people period clothing stand converse foreground women long dresses men wearing hats cloaks holding staffs spears seated man faces slightly sideways another man stands holding tall pole them carved lion statue sits atop pedestal stairway figures stand look down left decorative hanging sign extends building pointed rooftops spires rise background ground cobbled shadows fine crosshatching create depth texture across scene