Caption

Entrance gate of the Wartburg in Eisenach, L'entrée de la Warthbourg, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1880 - 1890, Willem Linnig (II), printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 288 mm x width 217 mm, old woman, city-gate, Thuringia, Wartburg, Eisenach, A detailed sepia-toned etching showing a stone archway with multiple concentric rounded arches receding into a dark passage, textured stone walls surrounding the arch, and a tiled floor in the foreground; a robed figure stands near the right side holding an object, with the figure's hooded garment and folds rendered in fine lines; behind the arches a distant street or buildings are faintly visible through the passage; the image is filled with cross-hatched shading and intricate stone and masonry detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.6Mb (7.0Mb) / 11.9in x 15.6in / 3556 x 4683 (300dpi)

Keywords

Entrance gate Wartburg Eisenach L'entrée de la Warthbourg print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1880 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 288 mm x width 217 mm old woman city-gate Thuringia detailed sepia-toned showing stone archway multiple concentric rounded arches receding dark passage textured stone walls surrounding arch tiled floor foreground robed figure stands near right side holding object figure's hooded garment folds rendered fine lines arches distant street buildings faintly visible passage image filled cross-hatched shading intricate stone masonry detail