Caption

Strängnääs, Toreshälla vell Torsilia, View of Strängnäs and Torshälla, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Adam Perelle, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1670 - 1674, paper, etching, height 256 mm x width 384 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Strängnäs, Torshälla, A detailed engraved view shows two horizontal cityscape panels separated by a narrow border, each depicting a waterfront town with clustered buildings, steep-roofed houses, and prominent church towers rising above the skyline; the upper panel features a large central church with a tall spire flanked by dense rows of houses and small sailing vessels on the water in front, while the lower panel shows a wide harbor with ships and boats, a bridge or pier extending into the water, rolling hills and rocky outcrops framing the town, and small groups of people on the shoreline and atop the hills; decorative heraldic cartouches appear near the top corners of the image, and the sky is filled with finely hatched cloudwork and flocks of birds.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_389

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Rights managed

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33.5Mb (9.8Mb) / 13.9in x 9.4in / 4166 x 2812 (300dpi)

Keywords

Strängnääs Toreshälla vell Torsilia View Strängnäs Torshälla Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Adam Perelle supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1670 - 1674 paper etching height 256 mm x width 384 mm city-view general veduta detailed engraved view two horizontal cityscape panels separated narrow border depicting waterfront town clustered buildings steep-roofed houses prominent church towers rising skyline upper panel features large central church tall spire flanked dense rows houses small sailing vessels water front lower panel wide harbor ships boats bridge pier extending rolling hills rocky outcrops framing town small groups people shoreline atop hills decorative heraldic cartouches near top corners image sky filled finely hatched cloudwork flocks birds