Caption

Ruins of St. Croix of Jerusalem, Landscape with the ruins of a structure, the Santa Croce in Jerusalem, Landscapes with Roman ruins, print, album page, Series number, 6, Title in French in lower margin. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Gabriel Perelle, France, after design by Jan Asselijn, publisher: Pierre Ferdinand, Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, grantor of privilege: French Crown, 1620 - 1657, 1693 - 1717, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, colour, etching, torn, etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, around the print a yellow frame with a red border, height 363 mm x width 250 mm, This print is part of a series of six prints with landscapes featuring Roman ruins. The print has been torn along the top edge of the image. The representation is supplemented at the top with a painted sky., ruin of a building, architecture, landscape with ruins, A tall, crumbling reddish-brown rock formation with jagged edges and arch-like cavities rises from a green, grassy base dotted with small trees and shrubs, with patches of exposed stone and eroded surfaces. A few clusters of dark green foliage cling to ledges and crevices on the rock. In the foreground, layered grassy terrain and a winding dirt path lead toward the base of the formation. Two small human figures wearing long garments and cloaks walk along the path near the lower right, one dressed in darker tones and the other in a lighter hue. In the distance to the right, smaller rocky ruins and low hills sit along a pale horizon. The sky above is pale with soft, horizontal bands of cloud and a large, rounded cloud formation near the top, rendered in gentle pastel tones. The overall palette includes muted pinks, greens, blues, and earthy reds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B24_024

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Rights managed

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41.4Mb (8.9Mb) / 10.4in x 15.5in / 3119 x 4636 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ruins St Croix Jerusalem Landscape ruins structure Santa Croce Landscapes Roman ruins print album page Series number 6 Title French lower margin Print part album printmaker Gabriel Perelle France design Jan Asselijn publisher Pierre Ferdinand Paris colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague grantor privilege French Crown 1620 - 1657 1693 - 1717 paper colour etching torn etching hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border height 363 mm x width 250 mm series six prints landscapes featuring top edge image representation supplemented top painted sky ruin building architecture landscape tall crumbling reddish-brown rock formation jagged edges arch- cavities rises grassy base dotted small trees shrubs patches exposed stone eroded surfaces clusters dark green foliage cling ledges crevices foreground layered grassy terrain winding dirt path lead base Two small human figures wearing long garments cloaks walk path near lower right dressed darker tones lighter hue distance right smaller rocky ruins low hills sit pale horizon sky pale soft horizontal bands cloud large rounded cloud formation near rendered gentle pastel tones palette includes muted pinks greens blues earthy reds