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Etching of a ruined castle on a rocky shore beneath a stormy sky with sunbeams, dark sea at left, and birds flying above.

The Castle by the Sea

A ruined stone castle rises above a dark, churning sea under a sky broken by shafts of light. Crumbling walls, a tall arched window, and a small niche with a shrine stand in the foreground, while dark cypress trees and a flock of birds crowd the right edge. The print uses dense, velvety tonal shading.

Artist
Max Klinger
Date
1887
Medium
Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1259 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jack Daulton

Español: El castillo junto al mar, aguatinta y aguafuerte

Las ruinas de un castillo de piedra se alzan sobre un mar oscuro y agitado, bajo un cielo atravesado por haces de luz. En primer plano hay muros desmoronados, una ventana alta de arco y un pequeño nicho con un altar, mientras cipreses oscuros y una bandada de aves ocupan el borde derecho. La estampa muestra sombreados tonales densos y aterciopelados.

Português: O castelo à beira-mar, água-forte e aquatinta

As ruínas de um castelo de pedra erguem-se sobre um mar escuro e agitado, sob um céu cortado por feixes de luz. No primeiro plano há muros desmoronados, uma janela alta em arco e um pequeno nicho com um altar, enquanto ciprestes escuros e um bando de aves ocupam a borda direita. A gravura apresenta sombreados tonais densos e aveludados.

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