Vilnius University

For the dramatic etching Vilnius University, Romana Gintyłłówna (1911–1988) used bold and expressive drypoint lines, and aquatint for the darker planes, in keeping with the style of her teacher Bronisław Jamontt. The observatory tower is shown clearly in the etching: after the fire in 1876 it was lowered, and remained without a dome, which was rebuilt during its restoration in 1990.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)

For the dramatic etching Vilnius University, Romana Gintyłłówna (1911–1988) used bold and expressive drypoint lines, and aquatint for the darker planes, in keeping with the style of her teacher Bronisław Jamontt. The observatory tower is shown clearly in the etching: after the fire in 1876 it was lowered, and remained without a dome, which was rebuilt during its restoration in 1990.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)