Caption

Gate with arches, print, printmaker: Maria van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Countess of Flanders), 1883, paper, etching, drypoint, retroussage, intaglio printmaking technique, retroussage and plate tone in brown, height 308 mm x width 209 mm, city-gate, A sepia-toned architectural scene shows a tall vaulted passageway with layered arches and textured stone walls. Light filters through an arched opening revealing rooftops and distant landscape beyond. Narrow vertical windows and recessed openings punctuate the walls, and two silhouetted figures stand near the lower archway, one taller and one shorter. The foreground floor is marked by linear shading and crosshatching, while the entire image is rendered with dense, fine etched lines creating tonal variation and surface texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_477

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.1Mb (7.3Mb) / 11.4in x 17.0in / 3434 x 5098 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gate arches print printmaker Maria van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Countess Flanders 1883 paper etching drypoint retroussage intaglio printmaking technique plate tone brown height 308 mm x width 209 mm city-gate sepia-toned architectural scene tall vaulted passageway layered arches textured stone walls Light filters arched opening revealing rooftops distant landscape beyond Narrow vertical windows recessed openings punctuate walls two silhouetted figures stand near lower archway taller shorter foreground floor marked linear shading crosshatching entire image rendered dense fine etched lines creating tonal variation surface texture