Caption

View of buildings and a woman in a passageway, Twenty-four landscapes, Vier und Zwanzig Landschaftliche Gegenstände, print, printmaker:, after design by, publisher: Johann Velten, Karlsruhe, 1807, 1821, printmaker, Baden-Württemberg, paper, etching, height 127 mm x width 162 mm, This print is part of a series of 24 prints., landscapes in the temperate zone (landscape with figures, staffage), A detailed monochrome etching shows an outdoor scene with old stone buildings, archways, and a gated entrance framed by columns; a slender statue stands within the entrance recess. Trees and shrubs grow around the structures, some tall and bare-branched and others dense with foliage. A low wall or balustrade runs across the foreground beside a parked stone figure or bust on a plinth. The sky above is rendered with fine horizontal lines and faint cloud shapes, while the architecture displays textured brick and roof tiles. Small windows and a chimney are visible on the buildings, and climbing plants and vines appear on parts of the walls.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B26_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.2Mb (10.3Mb) / 13.2in x 10.6in / 3968 x 3187 (300dpi)

Keywords

View buildings woman passageway Twenty-four landscapes Vier und Zwanzig Landschaftliche Gegenstände print printmaker design publisher Johann Velten Karlsruhe 1807 1821 Baden-Württemberg paper etching height 127 mm x width 162 mm part series 24 prints landscapes temperate zone landscape figures staffage detailed monochrome etching outdoor scene old stone buildings archways gated entrance framed columns slender statue stands within entrance recess Trees shrubs grow structures tall bare-branched dense foliage low wall balustrade runs across foreground beside parked stone figure bust plinth sky rendered fine horizontal lines faint cloud shapes architecture displays textured brick roof tiles Small windows chimney visible climbing plants vines parts walls