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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders

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Lamps -- Ancient

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Licht

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Title
Licht
Additional title: Light
Names
Closs, A. (Adolf), 1840-1894 (Wood engraver)
Berthot, R. (Wood engraver)
Max, Gabriel Cornelius von, 1840-1915 (Artist)
Hanfstaengl, Franz, 1804-1877 (Photographer)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Lamps -- Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1873
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON LAMPS-Anc
Topics
Feathers
Lamps
Blind persons
Catacombs
Young women
Light in art
Genres
Reproductive prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Gämalde von Gabriel Max. Nach ein Photographie von Franz Hanfftängl in München."--printed on border.
Content: The image depicts a blind girl offering oil lamps to visitors at the entrance of the Christian catacombs in Rome. The original painting depicts a mysterious cloaked figure in the doorway, which is only partially visible in the reproduction.
Source note: Über Land und Meer. (Stuttgart, Germany : Edward Hallberger, 1858-1923).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 24.9 x 20 cm
Horizontal fold line at center of image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72eeb460-c5be-012f-ca3c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1840: Creator Born
  • 1873: Issued
  • 1894: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Licht" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-3008-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Licht" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-3008-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1873). Licht Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-3008-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Licht