Predjama Castle in Krein, Twelve Hours from Trieste

Prints and Drawings

1816

Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German, 1781-1841)
printed by Friedrich Klinsmann (German, active 1814-c. 1816)

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 Schinkel’s lines and the warm tone of the paper captures the subtle but dramatic play of light and shadow across the medieval architecture and the rock faces of the mountain.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Title: Predjama Castle in Krein, Twelve Hours from Trieste
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1816
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.)
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 2013.472
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