Human Generated Data

Title

View of Rooftops from the Tower of Marienkirche, Lübeck

Date

1928

People

Artist: Albert Renger-Patzsch, German 1897 - 1966

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, 2009.13.25

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Human Generated Data

Title

View of Rooftops from the Tower of Marienkirche, Lübeck

People

Artist: Albert Renger-Patzsch, German 1897 - 1966

Date

1928

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, 2009.13.25

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-23

Landscape 100
Nature 100
Outdoors 100
Scenery 100
Aerial View 99.7
Urban 71
Person 68.7
Human 68.7
Neighborhood 64.8
Building 64.8

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

street 98.6
sepia 98.2
monochrome 98.1
people 97.9
sepia pigment 97.9
collage 97.9
war 96.8
many 95.6
vintage 94.9
art 94.8
group 94.5
decay 93.9
old 93.4
no person 93.1
retro 90.3
city 87.8
building 87.8
vehicle 87.7
abandoned 87.4
waste 87.1

Imagga
created on 2022-01-23

rampart 58.9
fortress 54.2
architecture 51.7
castle 44.4
stone 41.1
old 40.5
ancient 36.4
building 35.7
wall 32.5
tower 32.3
history 30.4
tourism 28.9
travel 28.9
medieval 28.8
landmark 27.1
city 25.8
historic 24.8
town 24.1
monument 23.4
sky 22.3
ruin 21.4
culture 21.4
palace 20.8
brick 20.2
structure 18.9
fortification 18.4
buildings 18
historical 17.9
ruins 17.5
construction 17.1
famous 16.8
tourist 15.5
roof 14.9
cityscape 14.2
temple 13.6
vacation 13.1
exterior 12.9
house 12.9
landscape 12.7
urban 12.2
fort 11.8
houses 11.6
archeology 10.8
religion 10.8
aerial 10.7
mountain 10.7
river 10.7
heritage 10.6
antique 10.4
church 10.2
civilization 9.8
past 9.7
bridge 9.5
traditional 9.2
stronghold 8.9
walls 8.8
defense 8.8
high 8.7
architectural 8.7
village 8.7
destinations 8.7
panorama 8.6
hill 8.4
building material 8.3
street 8.3
rock 7.8
facade 7.8
east 7.5
outdoors 7.5
place 7.5
vintage 7.5
window 7.3
art 7.2
tile roof 7.2
defensive structure 7.2

Google
created on 2022-01-23

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-23

building 95.3
skyscraper 92.3
black and white 83.9
ship 71.8
aerial 70.1
house 68.4
text 63.8

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 68.7%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-23

a group of people around each other 27.1%
a group of people 27%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-22

a photograph of a black and white photo of a cityscapeople of old buildings -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-17

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a high-angle, black-and-white photograph capturing a dense urban scene. It appears to be an aerial view of a historic city center, judging by the architecture.

Key Features:

  • Buildings: The primary focus is on the rooftops of numerous buildings. These buildings are packed tightly together, showcasing a mix of architectural styles. Many have pitched roofs covered in what seems to be tiles. The building facades reveal features like windows and possibly decorative elements.
  • Composition: The photographer has captured the scene from a bird's eye perspective. The buildings are at different angles to the photographer giving the image some visual interest.
  • Lighting and Tone: The photograph is a grayscale image which allows the tones from the shadows and highlights to pop out.
  • Text: The bottom of the image has some text that tells us that the photo was taken in Lubeck in Germany.

In Summary:

This photograph offers a glimpse into the structure and layout of a historic city. It likely captured a unique perspective on the urban landscape of that era.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-17

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white aerial photograph of the rooftops of an old city. The architecture suggests a European setting, possibly Germany. The buildings are densely packed together, and the roofs are a mix of steeply pitched gables and flat surfaces. Many of the roofs are covered in tiles, creating a textured pattern. Chimneys are visible on several buildings. Some of the buildings have multiple windows, suggesting residential or commercial use. A street runs along the side of some buildings. The photograph has a slightly aged look, consistent with older film photography. Text is at the bottom.

Text analysis

Amazon

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auf
173
"ib. 173 Lübeck,Blick auf die Aetstadt
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Lübeck,Blick
Aetstadt
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Google

Ur. 173 Lübeck Blich auf die Aetsdadt RENGER-FOTO D WR
Ur.
173
Lübeck
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die
Aetsdadt
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