Licht
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1621152
Item data
Title
Licht
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Lamps -- Ancient
Names
Closs, A. (Adolf), 1840-1894 (Wood engraver)
Berthot, R. (Wood engraver)
Max, Gabriel Cornelius von, 1840-1915 (Artist)
Hanfstaengl, Franz, 1804-1877 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1873
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Feathers
Lamps
Blind persons
Catacombs
Young women
Light in art
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Gämalde von Gabriel Max. Nach ein Photographie von Franz Hanfftängl in München."--printed on border.
Content: The image depicts a blind girl offering oil lamps to visitors at the entrance of the Christian catacombs in Rome. The original painting depicts a mysterious cloaked figure in the doorway, which is only partially visible in the reproduction.
Source Note: Über Land und Meer. (Stuttgart, Germany : Edward Hallberger, 1858-1923).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 24.9 x 20 cm
Horizontal fold line at center of image.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72eeb460-c5be-012f-ca3c-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1873
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Licht" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72eeb460-c5be-012f-ca3c-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1873). Licht Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72eeb460-c5be-012f-ca3c-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Licht" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72eeb460-c5be-012f-ca3c-58d385a7bc34
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