The image shows a grand castle built into a mountainside. The scene includes towering cliffs, forests, and the castle with multiple towers and walls. The castle is partially integrated into the rocky cliff face. The detailed artwork features fine lines, cross-hatching for texture, and a monochromatic sepia color palette. Buildings with sloped roofs stand among trees in the foreground, while the castle dominates the background with steep cliffs rising behind it.
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Das Schloss Prediama in Crein XII Stund: von Triest (Predjama Castle in Carniola, Twelve Hours from Trieste)

Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German, 1781 - 1841)

1816

Medium
lithograph on golden paper (on R.A. Winkler's original mat)
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 39.1 x 31.1 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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