{"id":"cma-101526","titulo":{"en":"Bookplate of Martin Birnbaum","es":"Ex libris de Martin Birnbaum"},"titulo_original":"Bookplate of Martin Birnbaum","autor":"Ernest Haskell (American, 1876–1925)","fecha":"1891–1920","cultura":"America","tecnica":"etching","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Martin Birnbaum","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.302","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.302/1920.302_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Bookplate of Martin Birnbaum","se_ve":"This is a vertical etching in dark ink, somewhere between black and sepia, printed on fine-grained cream paper with wide, slightly yellowed margins. The scene occupies the upper portion; below it, inside a rectangular frame, are the words 'Ex Libris Martin Birnbavm.' At the center rises a leafy tree with a straight trunk, rough bark, and a canopy that reaches the top and side edges of the image. Among its dense leaves, drawn with minute lines and dots, hang small pear-shaped fruits. On either side of the trunk, seated on dark, thick grass, are two figures with their backs turned toward each other. On the left, a young man in profile lifts his head toward the canopy; he wears a cap, loose clothing, and tall boots, with his legs crossed and his hands resting near his knees. Beside his feet, lying on the ground, are a violin and its bow. On the right, a bearded figure with long hair and a long, loose robe reaching to the ground looks down at an open book held in both hands. In the background, rounded clouds outlined in soft lines fill a pale sky. The contrast between the stippled shade of the foliage, the almost black grass, and the luminous areas of sky creates a quiet, intimate, and somewhat timeless atmosphere.","contexto":"According to the source, this is the Bookplate of Martin Birnbaum, an etching by American artist Ernest Haskell (1876–1925), dated broadly between 1891 and 1920 and held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. The credit line states that it was a gift of Martin Birnbaum himself. A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small printed label placed inside a book to identify its owner. The exact date of this design and the circumstances of its creation are not known from the source. The paired images of music and reading probably refer to the owner's cultural interests, although the identity or specific meaning of the two figures remains uncertain.","como_mirarla":"Start with the tree trunk and notice how it acts as a boundary between two worlds. Then move from the violin resting on the grass to the book held open, and ask what each figure might be hearing or reading. Finally, look closely at the lettering below, especially the 'v' used where a 'u' would now be expected.","dato_curioso":"The inscription reads 'Martin Birnbavm,' using a 'v' where modern spelling would use a 'u' — a classical Latin-style typographic convention often seen in older ex libris inscriptions.","preguntas":["What kind of library — or what kind of reader — does this image seem to imagine for Martin Birnbaum?","Why might the artist have placed the contemplative figure and the musical figure back to back rather than face to face?","If you designed a bookplate for yourself today, what two objects or figures would summarize your inner life?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Ex libris de Martin Birnbaum","se_ve":"Es un grabado vertical en tinta oscura, entre negra y sepia, impreso sobre papel crema de grano fino, con márgenes amplios y ligeramente amarillentos. La escena ocupa la parte superior; debajo, dentro de un recuadro rectangular, se lee «Ex Libris Martin Birnbavm.». En el centro se alza un árbol frondoso, de tronco recto, corteza rugosa y copa que toca los bordes superiores y laterales. Entre hojas densas, trazadas con líneas y puntos minuciosos, cuelgan pequeños frutos en forma de pera. A cada lado del tronco, sentadas sobre hierba oscura y espesa, hay dos figuras de espaldas entre sí. A la izquierda, un joven de perfil levanta la cabeza hacia la copa; lleva gorra, ropa holgada, botas altas y mantiene las piernas cruzadas y las manos cerca de las rodillas. Junto a sus pies, apoyados en el suelo, descansan un violín y su arco. A la derecha, una figura barbada, con cabello largo y túnica amplia hasta el suelo, baja la mirada hacia un libro abierto que sostiene con ambas manos. Al fondo, nubes redondeadas dibujadas con contornos suaves llenan el cielo claro. El contraste entre la sombra punteada del follaje, la hierba casi negra y las zonas luminosas del cielo crea una atmósfera quieta, íntima y un tanto atemporal.","contexto":"Según la fuente, esta obra es el ex libris de Martin Birnbaum, un aguafuerte del artista estadounidense Ernest Haskell (1876–1925), fechado de forma amplia entre 1891 y 1920 y conservado en el Cleveland Museum of Art. La línea de crédito indica que fue donado por el propio Martin Birnbaum. Un ex libris es una pequeña etiqueta impresa que se pegaba dentro de un libro para identificar a su dueño. De los datos disponibles no se sabe la fecha exacta del diseño ni en qué circunstancias se encargó. Las imágenes asociadas de la música y la lectura probablemente aluden a los intereses culturales del propietario, aunque no consta con certeza quiénes son las dos figuras ni su significado preciso.","como_mirarla":"Empieza por el tronco del árbol y observa cómo funciona como frontera entre dos mundos. Después pasa del violín tendido en la hierba al libro abierto, y pregúntate qué escucha o qué lee cada figura. Al final, mira con atención el letrero inferior, sobre todo la «v» usada donde hoy esperaríamos una «u».","dato_curioso":"En la inscripción se lee «Martin Birnbavm», con «v» donde hoy escribiríamos «u»: es una convención tipográfica de aire latino clásico, frecuente en los ex libris antiguos.","preguntas":["¿Qué tipo de biblioteca, o qué tipo de lector, parece imaginar esta imagen para Martin Birnbaum?","¿Por qué el artista habrá colocado de espaldas, y no frente a frente, a la figura contemplativa y a la figura musical?","Si hoy diseñaras un ex libris para ti, ¿qué dos objetos o figuras resumirían tu vida interior?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["bookplate","ex libris","etching","printmaking","american art","tree of knowledge","reading","violin","music","literature","contemplation","nature","intimism","sepia"],"es":["ex libris","aguafuerte","grabado","arte estadounidense","árbol","lectura","violín","música","literatura","contemplación","naturaleza","intimismo","sepia","libros"]},"objetos":["árbol","frutos","violín","arco de violín","libro","nubes","letrero ex libris"],"colores":[],"animo":[],"epoca":"1891–1920","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I focus on the fine-grained cream paper and its softly yellowed margins framing the dark ink print between black and sepia. I notice the etching work in the rough-barked trunk and in the foliage built from tiny lines and dots, with pear-shaped fruits hanging among the leaves. Below, the rectangular cartouche with the text «Ex Libris Martin Birnbavm.» shows clear, well-preserved lettering. The contrast between the almost black grass and the pale sky reveals a careful balance of light and shadow.","es":"Me detengo en el papel crema de grano fino y sus márgenes amarillentos, que enmarcan la impresión en tinta oscura entre negra y sepia. Observo el trabajo del aguafuerte en el tronco de corteza rugosa y en el follaje hecho de líneas y puntos minuciosos, con frutos en forma de pera colgando entre las hojas. Abajo, el recuadro con el texto «Ex Libris Martin Birnbavm.» muestra una tipografía clara y bien conservada. El contraste entre la hierba casi negra y el cielo claro revela un cuidado equilibrio de luces y sombras."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"I look at this print as if it were an intimate night sky, even though it is daytime. The treetop touches the edges and opens like a vault filled with leaves, fruits and dots that look like stars. On the left, the capped youth lifts his head upward, like an observer; on the right, the bearded figure lowers his gaze to a book. One looks outward and the other looks inward. The soft-edged clouds in the background make me think of a suspended hour, where time is measured in contemplation.","es":"Miro este grabado como si fuera un cielo nocturno íntimo, aunque sea de día. La copa del árbol toca los bordes y se abre como una bóveda llena de hojas, frutos y puntos que parecen estrellas. A la izquierda, el joven con gorra levanta la cabeza hacia arriba, como quien observa; a la derecha, la figura barbada baja la mirada a su libro. Uno mira afuera y el otro mira adentro. Las nubes de contornos suaves al fondo me hacen pensar en una hora suspendida, donde el tiempo se mide en contemplación."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"I see a very big tree that almost pops out of the picture, with lots of little leaves and little fruits that look like pears hanging down. Below there are two people sitting on the dark grass, back to back. A boy with a cap looks up and next to him there is a violin with its bow on the ground. On the other side there is a person with a beard and a long robe reading a book. Up above there are round little clouds and everything feels quiet, like no one wants to make noise so they do not wake the tree.","es":"Veo un árbol muy grande que casi se sale del dibujo, con muchas hojitas y frutitas que parecen peras colgando. Abajo hay dos personas sentadas en el pasto oscuro, de espaldas una a la otra. Un chico con gorra mira hacia arriba y a su lado hay un violín con su arco en el suelo. Del otro lado hay una persona con barba y túnica larga leyendo un libro. Arriba hay nubecitas redondas y todo se siente tranquilo, como si nadie quisiera hacer ruido para no despertar al árbol."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"How many human figures appear sitting under the tree?","es":"¿Cuántas figuras humanas aparecen sentadas bajo el árbol?"},"pista":{"en":"Look on the dark grass, on each side of the trunk.","es":"Busca sobre la hierba oscura, a cada lado del tronco."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What musical instrument rests on the ground next to the youth on the left?","es":"¿Qué instrumento musical descansa en el suelo junto al joven de la izquierda?"},"pista":{"en":"It is by his feet, with its bow beside it, with no one playing it.","es":"Está junto a sus pies, con su arco al lado, sin que nadie lo toque."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What words appear inside the rectangular frame at the bottom of the print?","es":"¿Qué palabras aparecen dentro del recuadro rectangular en la parte inferior del grabado?"},"pista":{"en":"Read the dark-ink label that identifies the owner of the books.","es":"Lee el letrero en tinta oscura que identifica al dueño de los libros."}}],"conexiones":["árbol","libro","violín y arco","ex libris","aguafuerte","lectura y contemplación","naturaleza íntima","paleta sepia y crema"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-wonder-1.0"}