Illescaas

Print

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Illescaas

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.18

Description

An intaglio; etching and aquatint print depicting the city of Toledo, Spain. Steep mountains and cliffs dominate the image, with the buildings of the city appearing to grow out of the top.

Type of Print

Aquatint, Etching, Intaglio

Artwork Details

Subject Place

City

Toledo

Country

Spain

Region

Southern Europe

Continent

Europe

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.5

Source or Donor

Kristin Lindseth

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kristin Lindseth

Role

Print Maker

Date made

1987

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Signature

Location

Below print image

Transcription

trial proof Illescas Kristin Lindseth

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

17-7/8 in

Length

14-3/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

Toledo, a walled medieval city in Spain rises from the stone like a sculpture. As in the middle ages, stone sharpeners roam the streets with their carts calling out to the residents, synagogues dating to the 12th and 14th centuries coexist with Catholic churches. Some streets are only wide enough for pedestrians or one small car and the experience is one of time travel to the middle ages.