Caption

Naked man captured by snake and naked woman, Les liens du mal, L'eau-forte en 1875, French etching from 1875, print, Series number, 39, 40, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: François Nicolas Chifflart, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1875, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 290 mm x width 196 mm, snakes, the (nude) human figure, 'Corpo humano' (Ripa), A detailed monochrome etching of two intertwined human figures arranged vertically, the upper figure leaning back with a head tilted upward and an arm bent behind the head, the lower figure cradling and supporting the upper figure while reclining with a serene facial expression and long curly hair; both figures are rendered with fine crosshatching to show musculature and shading, and the composition includes a draped cloth around the lower figure and textured wings or winglike forms behind the upper figure, all set against a plain background with areas of linear shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_183

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Available size

37.4Mb (8.1Mb) / 9.6in x 15.1in / 2884 x 4527 (300dpi)

Keywords

Naked man captured snake naked woman Les liens du mal L'eau-forte en 1875 French etching 1875 print Series number 39 40 collector's mark AFE v S printmaker François Nicolas Chifflart publisher Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 290 mm x width 196 mm snakes nude human figure Corpo humano Ripa detailed monochrome etching two intertwined human figures arranged vertically upper figure leaning back head tilted upward arm bent lower figure cradling supporting reclining serene facial expression long curly hair figures rendered fine crosshatching musculature shading composition includes draped cloth lower figure textured wings winglike forms set plain background areas linear shading