Illustration til Jonas Lies fortælling "Antonio Banniera" 1870 - 1874

This is an illustration for Jonas Lie's tale, "Antonio Banniera", made by an anonymous artist in an unknown year. The image presents a series of vignettes, seemingly capturing different moments or characters from Lie’s narrative. The cultural context is likely rooted in the socio-political landscape of 19th-century Europe, a period marked by burgeoning nationalism, social unrest, and artistic experimentation. Illustrated books were a popular means for literature to reach the masses. The absence of a known artist points to interesting questions about the institutional frameworks surrounding artistic production and reception. Was this a deliberate choice to emphasize the story over the individual artist? Or does it suggest something about the status of illustrators within the art world at that time? Further research into the publishing industry of the period, and the reception of Lie's work, would no doubt shed more light on its meaning.