Human Generated Data

Title

The Way to the Nordic States goes through Lübeck

Date

1925

People

Artist: Alfred Mahlau, German 1894 - 1967

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the artist, BR32.10

Human Generated Data

Title

The Way to the Nordic States goes through Lübeck

People

Artist: Alfred Mahlau, German 1894 - 1967

Date

1925

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the artist, BR32.10

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-08

Advertisement 97.8
Poster 97.6
Paper 91.9
Brochure 91.9
Flyer 91.9
Text 72.9
Airplane 70.7
Transportation 70.7
Aircraft 70.7
Vehicle 70.7
Plan 67.4
Plot 67.4
Diagram 67.4
Airplane 61.4

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-08

text 96.2
paper 94.7
bill 94.6
illustration 94
art 93.3
vintage 93.2
print 91.9
retro 91.1
business 90.1
desktop 89.4
signalise 89.2
card 88.4
old 87
design 86.8
no person 86.6
symbol 84.8
sign 84.5
painting 82.5
chalk out 82.3
typography 80.8

Imagga
created on 2019-11-08

map 26
paper 22.4
business 20.6
representation 19.9
hook 18.1
office 16.1
plan 15.1
design 14.7
finance 13.5
facility 13.2
stamp 12.6
golf course 12.5
vintage 12.4
document 12.1
course 11.6
pen 11.5
money 11.1
pencil 10.9
retro 10.6
card 10.2
letter 10.1
device 10
message 10
art 9.9
old 9.7
mail 9.6
object 9.5
envelope 9.5
graphic 9.5
mechanical device 9.4
symbol 9.4
time 9.1
book jacket 9.1
date 8.8
work 8.6
chart 8.6
blank 8.6
industry 8.5
number 8.4
page 8.3
technology 8.2
new 8.1
mechanism 7.9
postmark 7.9
postal 7.8
schedule 7.8
black 7.8
clip 7.8
reminder 7.8
calendar 7.7
drawing 7.7
diagram 7.7
planet 7.6
sign 7.5
note 7.3
year 7.3
idea 7.1
jacket 7.1
science 7.1

Google
created on 2019-11-08

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-08

text 100
ship 84
illustration 56.5

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Airplane
Airplane 70.7%
Airplane 61.4%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-08

a close up of a book 41.3%
close up of a book 35.9%
a close up of text on a white surface 35.8%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2025-02-04

The image appears to be a vintage travel or trade poster promoting the city of Lübeck as a crucial connection point to the Nordic countries. The central illustration shows a stylized port with a series of cranes loading and unloading containers onto ships. Each ship is labeled with the name of a Nordic or Baltic country: Schweden (Sweden), Finnland (Finland), Dänemark (Denmark), Norwegen (Norway), Estland (Estonia), Lettland (Latvia), and Russland (Russia). The text on the poster, in German, reads: "NACH DEN NORDISCHEN STAATEN FÜHRT DER WEG ÜBER" which translates to "The way to the Nordic countries leads through." Below this text is a bold, large font word "LÜBECK," emphasizing the importance of this city in connecting to the Nordic nations. The color scheme mainly uses muted tones with accents of red and blue, common in vintage posters, and features an artistic, almost architectural style in its illustration. The overall design is clean and functional, evoking the efficiency and connectivity of Lübeck’s port.

Created by gpt-4 on 2025-02-04

This image is a vintage poster, stylistically created to resemble the early- to mid-20th century graphical design. It features stylized illustrations of ships heading toward various Nordic countries, each ship labeled with the name of a different country: Russland (Russia), Lettland (Latvia), Estland (Estonia), Norwegen (Norway), Danemark (Denmark), Finnland (Finland), and Schweden (Sweden). The ships are arranged on what appears to be a ramp or a roadway leading from the foreground to the background, creating a sense of depth. At the forefront of the image is a bold statement in German that reads "Nach den Nordischen Staaten führt der Weg über Lübeck," which translates to "The way to the Nordic states leads through Lübeck." This indicates that the poster is likely a travel or tourism advertisement suggesting Lübeck as the gateway to Northern Europe. The design elements of the poster, such as the use of geometric shapes and a limited color palette, reflect the modernist design principles that were popular in Europe in the early 20th century. The condition of the poster shows some signs of wear and tear, with creases and minor tears visible, suggesting it is an authentic piece from the period.

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2025-02-04

This is a vintage German travel poster advertising Lübeck as a gateway to the Nordic states. The design features a stylized port or dock shown from an angled aerial view, with loading cranes in blue and orange colors. Along the dock are seven berths labeled with different Nordic countries in German: Schweden (Sweden), Finnland (Finland), Danemark (Denmark), Norwegen (Norway), Estland (Estonia), Lettland (Latvia), and Dänemark (Denmark). The graphic design is characteristic of the modernist style of the early-to-mid 20th century, using clean lines and a limited color palette of grey, blue, and orange. The text at the bottom reads "NACH DEN NORDISCHEN STAATEN FÜHRT DER WEG ÜBER LÜBECK" which translates to "The way to the Nordic states leads through Lübeck." The overall composition emphasizes Lübeck's importance as a major port city and transportation hub for Nordic trade and travel.

Created by claude-3-opus-20240229 on 2025-02-04

This vintage travel poster advertises the path "Nach den Nordischen Staaten" which translates to "To the Nordic Countries". It depicts an illustrative, isometric view of several ships, each labeled with the name of a Nordic country - Finnland (Finland), Schweden (Sweden), Danemark (Denmark), Norwegen (Norway), Lettland (Latvia) and Estland (Estonia). The ships are rendered in a stylized, Art Deco manner with elongated, streamlined forms and vibrant colors like teal, orange and red against a tan background. The text at the bottom states "Fuhrt der weg uber Lubeck", meaning "The way leads via Lubeck", promoting travel to these Nordic destinations through the German port city of Lubeck.

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2025-02-04

The image appears to be a vintage travel poster advertising Lubeck, Germany as the route to the Nordic countries. The poster features a stylized graphical illustration of a ship or ferry transporting passengers from various Nordic countries, including Russland (Russia), Lettland (Latvia), Estland (Estonia), Norwegen (Norway), Danemark (Denmark), Finland, and Sverige (Sweden). The text at the bottom states "Nach den nordischen staaten furhrt der weg uber Lubeck", which translates to "The way to the Nordic countries leads through Lubeck". This poster seems to be promoting Lubeck as a transportation hub or gateway to travel to the various Nordic nations depicted in the illustration.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-02-04

The image is a vintage poster with a large ship in the center. The ship is illustrated in a stylized manner, with different sections representing various countries. Each section has a distinct color and design, and the names of the countries are written on them. The poster is in German and reads, "NACH DEN NORDISCHEN STAATEN FUHRT DER WEG ÜBER LÜBECK," which translates to "To the Nordic countries, the way leads over Lübeck." The poster is likely an advertisement for a shipping company that offers routes to Nordic countries through the port of Lübeck.

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-02-04

The image is a vintage poster advertising the city of Lübeck, Germany. The poster features a stylized illustration of a large ship or vessel with the words "Lübeck" prominently displayed in bold, black letters at the bottom. Above the illustration, there is a text that reads "Nach den Nordischen Staaten führt der Weg über Lübeck" which translates to "The way to the Nordic countries leads over Lübeck." The ship has various cargo containers and cranes on its deck, symbolizing the city's importance as a commercial and trade hub. The poster has a vintage, old-fashioned look, with a faded background and a slightly worn appearance, adding to its historical charm.

Text analysis

Amazon

DER
DEN
UBER
STAATEN
NACH DEN NORDISCHEN STAATEN
NACH
FUHRT DER WEG UBER
NORDISCHEN
ANEMARK
FUHRT
WEG
FINNLAND
NORWEGEN
SCHWEDEN
ESTLAND
LETTLAND
LUBECK
RUSSLAND
an

Google

RUSSLAND LETTLAND ESTLAND NORWEGEN DANEMARK FINNLAND SCHWEDEN NACH DEN NORDISCHEN STAATEN WEG UBER DER FUHRT LUBECK
RUSSLAND
LETTLAND
ESTLAND
NORWEGEN
DANEMARK
FINNLAND
SCHWEDEN
NACH
DEN
NORDISCHEN
STAATEN
WEG
UBER
DER
FUHRT
LUBECK