Caption

Andromeda chained to the rock, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, Series of lithographs, print, album page, Print is part of an album., 1818 - 1819, printmaker, paper, lithography, height 290 mm x width 440 mm, A monochrome drawing shows a nude woman standing against a large, jagged rock formation with her wrists bound above her head by chains attached to the rock; her head is tilted to one side, eyes closed, and long wavy hair falls over her shoulder, while her body is rendered with detailed shading and soft contours; at the rock base her bare feet rest on a rocky shoreline with small waves lapping nearby; in the background a winged figure on a horse appears in midair and a sea creature with a long neck and open mouth rises from the water near distant cliffs, all depicted with fine linework and textured hatching.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_041

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (12.1Mb) / 10.1in x 15.1in / 3024 x 4522 (300dpi)

Keywords

Andromeda chained rock Receuil de dessins pierre Series lithographs print album page Print part album 1818 - 1819 printmaker paper lithography height 290 mm x width 440 mm monochrome drawing nude woman standing large jagged formation wrists bound head chains attached tilted side eyes closed long wavy hair falls shoulder body rendered detailed shading soft contours rock base bare feet rest rocky shoreline small waves lapping nearby background winged figure horse midair sea creature long neck open mouth rises water near distant cliffs depicted fine linework textured hatching