Caption

L'eglise St. Pierre à Louvain, View of St. Peter's Church in Leuven, print, printmaker: Louis Titz, 1869 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 308 mm x width 186 mm, church (exterior), Louvain, St. Peter's Church (Leuven), A sepia-toned architectural drawing of a large Gothic church and adjacent buildings occupying most of the page, showing a tall central façade with a pointed gable, a large ornate arched window with tracery, buttresses, and a domed tower rising behind the left side; attached aisles with pointed arch windows and decorative stonework extend to the right, while lower street-level buildings with pitched roofs, awnings, and multi-pane windows line the front. Several small figures walk or stand on the street in front of the buildings, and a railing and vertical supports appear in the lower foreground as part of a stepped or recessed area. The drawing is rendered in fine ink lines with hatching and sparse shading on a textured beige background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_363

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.0Mb (9.4Mb) / 10.6in x 18.3in / 3190 x 5479 (300dpi)

Keywords

L'eglise St Pierre à Louvain View St Peter's Church Leuven print printmaker Louis Titz 1869 - 1913 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 308 mm x width 186 mm church exterior Louvain sepia-toned architectural drawing large Gothic church adjacent buildings occupying page showing tall central façade pointed gable large ornate arched window tracery buttresses domed tower rising left side attached aisles pointed arch windows decorative stonework extend right lower street-level buildings pitched roofs awnings multi-pane windows line front Several small figures walk stand street buildings railing vertical supports lower foreground part stepped recessed area drawing rendered fine ink lines hatching sparse shading textured beige background