Art of the Lithograph: Three Designs from Dürer’s Prayer Book, Plate V
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Art of the Lithograph: Three Designs from Dürer’s Prayer Book, Plate V is a 1819 by Alois Senefelder, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image presents a page from an antique book, featuring four sketches. The top left sketch depicts an angel with large wings, while the top right sketch shows a creature with horns and a long tail. The bottom sketch illustrates a man in armor, holding a spear and riding a horse. The page is adorned with elegant cursive writing, although the text is not legible. The overall design of the page suggests a sense of antiquity and refinement. If you're interested in exploring more works from the Romanticism movement, you might want to check out the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Johann Alois Senefelder was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.
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