View of the Mountain Portal of the Basilica of St. Servaas in Maastricht, Vestibule de l'Eglise de St. Servais a Maestricht, print, book illustration, publisher: André Benoit Steven (II), Ghent, 1827, André Benoit Steven (II), printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, aquatint, height 307 mm x width 227 mm, A tall vaulted interior with ribbed arches and decorative stars on the ceiling leads to a large closed doorway set within concentric carved archways; the side walls feature rows of sculpted figures mounted on columns and inset arched panels, with patterned stone blocks and ornamental friezes; the tiled floor forms a checker pattern stretching toward the doorway; a cloaked figure wearing a hat stands near the foreground holding a long pole with a forked end that reaches toward two small dogs on the floor; to the left a seated person and a standing woman with a child are near the wall, and a small figure in a hat kneels beside them; wall-mounted plaques and rounded niches line the right ...
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View of the Mountain Portal of the Basilica of St. Servaas in Maastricht, Vestibule de l'Eglise de St. Servais a Maestricht, print, book illustration, publisher: André Benoit Steven (II), Ghent, 1827, André Benoit Steven (II), printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, aquatint, height 307 mm x width 227 mm, A tall vaulted interior with ribbed arches and decorative stars on the ceiling leads to a large closed doorway set within concentric carved archways; the side walls feature rows of sculpted figures mounted on columns and inset arched panels, with patterned stone blocks and ornamental friezes; the tiled floor forms a checker pattern stretching toward the doorway; a cloaked figure wearing a hat stands near the foreground holding a long pole with a forked end that reaches toward two small dogs on the floor; to the left a seated person and a standing woman with a child are near the wall, and a small figure in a hat kneels beside them; wall-mounted plaques and rounded niches line the right side, and sculpted reliefs appear above the doorway and along the arch moldings.

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View Mountain Portal Basilica St Servaas Maastricht Vestibule de l'Eglise de St Servais Maestricht print book illustration publisher André Benoit Steven Ii Ghent 1827 printmaker paper etching aquatint height 307 mm x width 227 mm tall vaulted interior ribbed arches decorative stars ceiling leads large closed doorway set within concentric carved archways side walls feature rows sculpted figures mounted columns inset arched panels patterned stone blocks ornamental friezes tiled floor forms checker pattern stretching cloaked figure wearing hat stands near foreground holding long pole forked reaches two small dogs floor left seated person standing woman child wall small figure kneels beside them wall-mounted plaques rounded niches line right side sculpted reliefs arch moldings

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