Légende

Zutphen, View of Zutphen from across the IJssel, print, book illustration, publisher: Jan Jansz., Arnhem, 1616, printmaker, paper, etching, letterpress printing, with text in letterpress on verso, height 144 mm x width 201 mm, A wide sepia-toned etching shows a fortified town across a river with a long wall, ramparts, and clustered steep-roofed buildings punctuated by tall slender spires and a square tower, a decorated shield with a ribbon motif floating above the skyline, clouds drawn with fine horizontal lines filling the sky, small boats and a larger vessel on the water near a wooden quay, a curving bridge or causeway connecting riverbank to the town with a simple gate structure, several tiny human figures on land and near the water engaged in walking and working, scattered trees and low shrubs along the foreground, and detailed linework indicating textures of water, earth, roofs, and masonry throughout.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B32_399

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.3Mo (5.7Mo) / 41.8cm x 30.2cm / 4933 x 3565 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Zutphen View across IJssel print book illustration publisher Jan Jansz Arnhem 1616 printmaker paper etching letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 144 mm x width 201 mm wide sepia-toned etching fortified town across river long wall ramparts clustered steep-roofed buildings punctuated tall slender spires square tower decorated shield ribbon motif floating skyline clouds drawn fine horizontal lines filling sky small boats larger vessel water near wooden quay curving bridge causeway connecting riverbank town simple gate structure several tiny human figures land near water engaged walking working scattered trees low shrubs foreground detailed linework indicating textures water earth roofs masonry