Légende

Landscape with Philemon and Baucis, Landschaft mit Philemon und Baucis, print, printmaker: William Unger, after painting by Peter Paul Rubens, printer (person): A. Pisani, publisher: Hugo Othmar Miethke, Vienna, 1861 - 1889, printer (person), Lower Austria, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, width 348 mm x height 450 mm, Philemon and his wife Baucis hospitably entertain Jupiter and Mercury in travelers' guise, possibly a goose, which they try to kill for the occasion, flies to the visitors for refuge, A detailed monochrome landscape engraving showing a dramatic sky with heavy clouds and streaks of light above a rolling countryside with hills, trees, and distant structures; a river cascades over rocky ledges in the foreground, flowing past fallen branches and rounded boulders; clusters of trees and dense foliage fill the midground, with winding paths and terraces leading toward a distant settlement; on the right, a group of human figures stand and sit near a large, twisted tree beside the water, one figure partially draped and another gesturing toward the group; scattered vegetation, exposed roots, and textured rock formations appear throughout the scene, rendered with fine, crosshatched line work.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B41_049

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.8Mo (6.2Mo) / 37.1cm x 31.0cm / 4376 x 3659 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Landscape Philemon Baucis Landschaft mit Philemon und Baucis print printmaker William Unger painting Peter Paul Rubens printer person A Pisani publisher Hugo Othmar Miethke Vienna 1861 - 1889 Lower Austria paper chine collé etching intaglio printmaking technique width 348 mm x height 450 mm wife Baucis hospitably entertain Jupiter Mercury travelers guise goose try kill occasion flies visitors refuge detailed monochrome landscape engraving showing dramatic sky heavy clouds streaks light rolling countryside hills trees distant structures river cascades rocky ledges foreground flowing past fallen branches rounded boulders clusters dense foliage fill midground winding paths terraces leading distant settlement right group human figures stand sit near large twisted tree beside water figure partially draped another gesturing scattered vegetation exposed roots textured rock formations scene rendered fine crosshatched line work