View from Castle Mountain in Vilna

Reproduction of a painting on a postcard.

Konstanty (Constantine) Tyzenhauz was a Polish-Lithuanian count, naturalist (in particular, ornithologist) and amateur artist who created a series of watercolor works dedicated to natural and architectural monuments. Adolf, his brother, most likely took part in the creation of reproductions.

This watercolor was intended for the "Vilnius Album," which was supposed to depict various prominent places in Lithuania. However, it was never published. For the work, the author also used graphite to depict certain details more clearly. As well as ink, which was used to draw certain lines, for example, on the houses when depicting the central characters.

The color scheme of the work is very restrained: brown, gray, and blue colors create an atmosphere of a quiet evening on the coast of Vilnia. In the background is the old building of the city, which is transmitted quite realistically, and the Gediminas' Tower. So this work is not only culturally, but also historically valuable.