Predjama Castle in Krein, Twelve Hours from Trieste
Medium
Lithograph in black on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 38.4 × 31.3 cm (15 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 45.3 × 36 cm (17 7/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
148276
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Karl Friedrich Schinkel composed this scene through precise penwork rather than with a lithographic crayon, the mark-making tool that predominated later in the century. In short staccato flicks and long, undulating strokes of lithographic ink, Schinkel’s technique here conveys the textures of trees, rock, and masonry. These fine details reflect the artist’s method of drafting outdoors, which is noted in the inscription at right beneath the image. The contrast between the dark fluidity of Schinke...
About the Artist
Karl Friedrich Schinkel · 1781–1841
German architect.