Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace (1851)
Adolph von Menzel1851 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1905)
Specifications
- Year
- 1851
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1815–1905
About the artwork
Dated 1851, "Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace" is an artwork by Adolph von Menzel. Context for 1851: The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is portrait. Illustration, a short history: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked.
"Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
German, 1815–1905
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