Sint-Lambertuskerk te Kerkrade by Alexander Schaepkens

Sint-Lambertuskerk te Kerkrade 1852

print, etching

aged paper

toned paper

pale palette

muted colour palette

print

etching

landscape

white palette

romanticism

cityscape

soft colour palette

realism

"Sint-Lambertuskerk te Kerkrade" is a lithograph created by Alexander Schaepkens in 1852. The artwork depicts the Sint-Lambertuskerk church in Kerkrade, Netherlands, situated in a snowy landscape. Schaepkens, a Belgian artist known for his detailed landscapes, captures the church's imposing presence and the surrounding wintery atmosphere. The artwork, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a fine example of 19th-century European landscape art, showcasing the beauty of a winter scene and the artist's mastery of lithographic technique.