Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band I (page 1/2)

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Front Cover, Moderne Kunst Vol I

The front cover of this huge book is a dark red; in the picture i have brightened it, thinking it probably faded over time. [more...] [$]

Lions in a Cage

This engraving, after a painting by Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842 – 1915) shows a lioness lying down resting her head on the back of a lion, with the bars of a cage door visible in the background. [more...] [$]

At the Wine Festival

The title given to this painting, Moselblümchen, can refer to a swet blend of wine from the Mosel region in Germany, or it can refer to a traditional folk dress worn at wine festivals in the same region. It could also refer to flowers found in the Mosel Valley (little flower from the Mosel region), or to [...] [more...] [$]

A Boyar Wedding Feast

This engraving is of a Russian wedding feast among the Russian nobility. The groom has seen the bride’s face for the first time and is about to kiss her; the bride does not look [...] [more...] [$]

Mazeppa

A naked young man (a piece of black cloth hiding his loins) is tied to the back of a horse which appears to be about to try to roll over onto its back, presumably in an effort to rid itself of its burden. In the background a large black bird, a raven with a pointy beak, is diving and the [...] [more...] [$]