Toledo. Cover of saint catherine in the cloister of the cathedral, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by francisco aznar y garcía), 1866, 748 x 599 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando (rabasf). Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3760
name of the artist: aznar y garcía, francisco (zaragoza, 1834 - madrid, 1911)
engraver's name: teo. Ruffle
name of the printer/stammer: cromolit by d castell. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [1866]
sheet measurements: 748 x 599 mm
footprint measurements: 547 x 400 mm
technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of toledo// christian art/ ogival style/ religious constructions// section through the upper part of the capitals// lower section// cover of st. Catherine/ in the cloister of the cathedral. // (toledo. )
collection: architectural monuments of spain
observations: the print belongs to the series architectural monuments of spain. Published at the expense of the state and under the direction of a special commission created by the ministry of public works, madrid, national printing and chalcography, 1856-1882. The project consisted of collecting the entire architectural heritage in a luxury publication with prints of the highest quality with a total of 30 notebooks with 470 sheets of text and 134 prints, plus another 147 prints that lack explanatory text. For the graphic part, several techniques were used: etching and burin on a steel matrix - occasionally, copper foil -, aquatint, lithography and chromolithograph. A drawing related to this print with symbol ma-0358 is preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet.
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