Caption

Griseldis sitting by a brook, drawing, book illustration (design), annotation: 'griseldis', c. 1900 - c. 1950, draftsman (artist), ink, materials by function, paper, India ink (ink), pencil, pen, pen in Indian ink over pencil, height 88 mm x width 96 mm, Design for the medieval folk tale Griseldis, which is about a woman who undergoes various trials to test her patience and forbearance., tales and fairy tales, A black and white ink drawing showing a seated young woman in a flowing dress beside a body of water, her arm extended toward a long-legged bird standing at the water's edge; the scene is filled with dense, textured foliage and trees behind them rendered with stippling and cross-hatching, rocky ground and grassy plants in the foreground, and a patterned surface of the water reflecting fine line work.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B47_371

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Rights managed

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35.7Mb (9.7Mb) / 11.8in x 11.7in / 3549 x 3512 (300dpi)

Keywords

Griseldis sitting brook drawing book illustration design annotation griseldis c 1900 - c 1950 draftsman artist ink materials function paper India ink pencil pen Indian ink height 88 mm x width 96 mm Design medieval folk tale Griseldis woman undergoes various trials test patience forbearance tales fairy tales black white ink showing seated young woman flowing dress beside body water arm extended long-legged bird standing water's edge scene filled dense textured foliage trees them rendered stippling cross-hatching rocky ground grassy plants foreground patterned surface reflecting fine line work