Le château de la mort (The House of the Dead)
1895
Medium
zincograph in blue-black on heavy japan paper
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Accession Number
1996.151.118
Art Historical Context
**Le château de la mort (The House of the Dead)**, created by French printmaker Jean Danguy in 1895, captures the fin-de-siècle fascination with mortality and the macabre. Danguy, a master of Symbolist lithography, evokes a haunting atmosphere through this zincograph—a innovative technique using zinc plates for precise, durable printing that allowed for intricate details unattainable with traditional stone lithography. Printed in moody blue-black ink on heavy japan paper, the work's rich texture and velvety depth enhance its somber tone, making it a standout example of late 19th-century printm...