Caption

Woman at a church portal, print, printmaker: Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy, Netherlands, 1833 - 1862, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 77 mm x width 50 mm, parts of church exterior and annexes: portal, A monochrome etched scene showing a tall ornate doorway set into a textured wall, with a pointed gable above the entrance topped by a decorative finial and flanked by narrow vertical architectural elements, the doorway set within a rounded arch leading into a dark interior; in front of the doorway a figure with a skirt or cloak is seated or kneeling facing the entrance, and a second smaller figure stands nearby, both rendered with sketchy lines; the surrounding surfaces are filled with crosshatched and linear shading, creating vertical bands of texture on the walls and subtle ground lines beneath the figures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B43_434

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (10.0Mb) / 11.1in x 17.2in / 3316 x 5157 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman church portal print printmaker Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy Netherlands 1833 - 1862 paper chine collé etching height 77 mm x width 50 mm parts church exterior annexes portal monochrome etched scene showing tall ornate doorway set textured wall pointed gable entrance topped decorative finial flanked narrow vertical architectural elements doorway set within rounded arch leading dark interior front figure skirt cloak seated kneeling facing entrance second smaller figure stands nearby rendered sketchy lines surrounding surfaces filled crosshatched linear shading creating vertical bands texture walls subtle ground lines beneath figures