Caption

The Grand Portal and Church of the Sorbonne, College at the University of Paris, View of the facade of the Sorbonne in Paris, print, album page, View of the facade of the Sorbonne in Paris. Various figures in the square. An ornamental cartouche in the sky. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Israël Silvestre, Paris, publisher: Israël Henriet (possibly), colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1631 - 1661, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, etching, hand coloring, tears, torn etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, a yellow frame with a red border around the image, height 375 mm x width 254 mm, height 535 mm x width 335 mm, church (exterior), university, Sorbonne, A sky with pale blue and pink hues and soft stylized clouds fills the upper area, with an ornate cartouche featuring a pink shield shape and gold and green scrollwork near the top center; below, a grand classical building with a domed roof and decorative facade sits front and center, flanked by rows of multi-story buildings with pitched roofs and arched windows, creating a broad open square in front. The square is paved and dotted with low cone-shaped bollards, and many small figures in period clothing walk, stand, and gather across the space, some in groups and some alone. The architecture shows detailed stonework, columns, and sculptural elements on the main building, while the surrounding structures display brick and window patterns. The color palette is muted pastels and earth tones with finer line work defining architectural details and the tiny human figures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_490

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34.6Mb (6.3Mb) / 9.5in x 14.2in / 2836 x 4265 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grand Portal Church Sorbonne College University Paris View facade print album page Various figures square ornamental cartouche sky Print part album printmaker Israël Silvestre publisher Israël Henriet colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1631 - 1661 paper etching hand coloring tears torn hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border image height 375 mm x width 254 mm height 535 mm x 335 mm church exterior university pale blue pink hues soft stylized clouds fills upper area ornate cartouche featuring pink shield shape gold green scrollwork near top center grand classical building domed roof decorative sits front center flanked rows multi-story buildings pitched roofs arched windows creating broad open square front paved dotted low cone-shaped bollards small figures period clothing walk stand gather across space groups alone architecture detailed stonework columns sculptural elements main building surrounding structures display brick window patterns color palette muted pastels earth tones finer line work defining architectural details tiny human figures