Klassischer Bilderschatz
Klassischer Bilderschatz, published in Munich in 1889 by Franz von Reber and Adolph Bayersdorfer, is a series of plates reproducing European paintings for students and art lovers. The four pictures shown are halftone reproductions of religious and genre scenes by Rubens, Martin Schongauer's circle, Friedrich Herlen and Jan Steen, with figures arranged in dense, theatrical compositions that suggest layered staging for designers studying old master poses and drapery.
