View of the Interior of the Church of St Sebald in Nuremberg
1817
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1817
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows the inside of St. Sebald church in Nuremberg. Tall, dark columns rise to a painted ceiling. Light hits the stone floor in sharp patches. Domenico Quaglio made this in 1817 using a new printing trick called lithography. The image has no people, just empty space and shadows. Look up lithography to see how this early 1800s trick worked.
