Human Generated Data

Title

[Street scene, Potsdam]

Date

1930s

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.430.79

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[Street scene, Potsdam]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1930s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.430.79

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-05-30

Nature 99.6
Outdoors 99.4
Snow 98.7
Storm 98.7
Blizzard 98.7
Winter 98.7
Ice 74.3

Clarifai
created on 2019-05-30

no person 96.8
wall 95.8
dirty 95.4
wear 93.4
window 93.2
people 92.6
retro 91
old 90.2
art 89.6
messy 88.8
winter 88.1
empty 87.8
monochrome 87.4
architecture 86.8
outdoors 86.2
snow 85.5
abstract 85.3
vintage 85
street 85
artistic 83.7

Imagga
created on 2019-05-30

negative 100
film 100
photographic paper 82.1
photographic equipment 54.7
ice 39.3
snow 28.2
cold 24.1
crystal 20.2
texture 19.4
winter 18.7
solid 18
grunge 17
old 16.7
water 16
dirty 15.4
wall 13.9
pattern 13.7
frozen 13.4
surface 13.2
frost 12.5
mountain 11.6
cool 11.5
wallpaper 11.5
clear 11.3
art 11.3
rock 11.3
landscape 11.2
stone 11
textured 10.5
close 10.3
natural 10
rough 10
aged 9.9
vintage 9.9
stucco 9.8
outdoors 9.7
urban 9.6
forest 9.6
black 9
material 8.9
color 8.9
detail 8.8
snowy 8.7
covered 8.7
outdoor 8.4
paint 8.1
river 8
design 7.9
architecture 7.8
season 7.8
weather 7.7
damaged 7.6
weathered 7.6
mosquito net 7.3
smooth 7.3
fresh 7.2
wet 7.2
trees 7.1
travel 7
country 7

Google
created on 2019-05-30

Microsoft
created on 2019-05-30

black and white 92.5
snow 90.8
sketch 82.8
drawing 80.4
monochrome 52.5

Color Analysis

Categories

Imagga
created on 2019-05-30

paintings art 95.8%
food drinks 1.3%

Captions

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-18

a photograph of a black and white photo of a building with a clock tower

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-16

This is a photographic negative of a scene depicting a cobblestone street flanked by half-timbered buildings with traditional architecture. The image's inverted tones show the sky as black and surfaces of the buildings as white or light gray. The details of the timber framework are visible, particularly the geometric patterns. In the background, there is a small tower that might belong to a church or historic building. There is also faint evidence of figures walking along the street, giving a sense of human activity.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-16

The image appears to be a negative of a photograph, which reverses the light and dark areas of the scene depicted. The picture shows a narrow cobblestone street lined with historic timber-framed buildings, commonly found in European towns. These structures have distinctive exposed wooden beams forming geometric patterns, interspersed with lighter materials like plaster. The perspective of the image draws the viewer's eye down the alley, towards where the buildings converge. In the sky above, there is a tower with a spire visible in the background, which adds to the silhouette of the rooflines. As it is a negative, the sky is dark, and the buildings and street elements—normally dark in a positive image—are light. There might be a few figures in the street, suggesting human activity. The image has perforated edges on one side, indicative of a film negative.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-20

The image appears to be a black and white photograph of a narrow alleyway or street. The buildings on either side of the alley are tall and close together, casting deep shadows that create a dramatic contrast between light and dark areas. The architecture has an older, historic style, with details like window frames and signage visible on the buildings. The overall scene has a moody, atmospheric quality, evoking a sense of mystery or isolation.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-20

This appears to be a black and white photograph showing a narrow medieval or old European street. The image has a stark contrast between dark and light areas, with a very dark sky and lighter building facades. The buildings appear to have traditional half-timbered architecture typical of historic European towns, with distinctive geometric patterns on their walls. The street seems to be cobblestone or similarly textured pavement. The composition creates a sense of depth as the street appears to narrow into the distance. The overall effect is quite atmospheric and moody, with the high contrast giving it an almost ghostly or ethereal quality.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image depicts a black-and-white photograph of a snow-covered street with buildings on either side. The street is paved with cobblestones and appears to be narrow, with a few people walking along it. The buildings are tall and have multiple stories, with steeply pitched roofs covered in snow. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of quietness and stillness, with the snow-covered street and buildings creating a sense of serenity. The image may have been taken in a European city during the winter season.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

This image is a black-and-white photograph of a narrow street in a historic town, with buildings on either side. The buildings are tall and have multiple stories, with windows and balconies. The street is paved with cobblestones and has a slight incline. In the background, there appears to be a church or other religious building with a steeple. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of nostalgia and charm, evoking a sense of a bygone era.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-06

The image is a monochromatic photograph depicting a narrow street or alley in an urban setting. The street is flanked by buildings on both sides, which are old and appear to be made of brick or stone. The buildings have many windows and some have balconies. The street is empty, and there are no visible people or vehicles. The image is taken at night, and the only source of light is from the street lamps, which illuminate the buildings and the street.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-06

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a narrow street with a cobblestone surface. The street is flanked by buildings on both sides, which appear to be old and possibly damaged, with some of the walls showing signs of wear and tear. The buildings are tall and have multiple windows. The windows on the right side of the street are covered with wooden shutters, while those on the left side are not visible. The street is empty, with no visible signs of human activity. The image has a slightly blurry effect, which adds to the mysterious and eerie atmosphere. The sky is dark, and there are no visible signs of light or illumination. Overall, the image conveys a sense of abandonment and decay.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-12

The image appears to be a black and white negative of a European street scene. The buildings on either side of the street are old and seem to be made of half-timbered construction. The street itself is made of cobblestones. At the end of the street, there is a tower of some kind, possibly belonging to a church or town hall. The sky is a dark, featureless black. There are a couple of blurred figures visible in the street.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-12

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a negative of a street scene in a historical or old-world setting. It appears to be taken from a slightly low angle, creating a perspective that emphasizes the height of the buildings and the narrowness of the street.

Key Features:

  • Architecture: The buildings are the most prominent feature. The architecture appears to be characteristic of older European towns. There are buildings with visible timber-framing and windows.
  • Street: A cobblestone or paved street runs down the middle of the image.
  • Sky: Above the buildings, there is an area of darkness that represents the night sky.
  • People: You can make out some indistinct figures walking down the street.

Style and Technique:

  • Negative: The image is a photographic negative, meaning that light and dark values are reversed. Areas that are normally bright appear dark, and dark areas appear bright.
  • Composition: The composition draws the eye down the street.
  • Atmosphere: The scene evokes a sense of age, history, and a quiet evening in an old town.

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Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

This image appears to be a heavily processed or manipulated photograph of a narrow alleyway or street. The photograph is in black and white and has a high contrast, which makes certain areas appear very bright while others are very dark. The image shows buildings on either side of the alley, with details such as windows and architectural features visible, though they are somewhat obscured by the processing effects.

The top part of the image is almost entirely black, likely due to overexposure or a shadow effect. The alleyway itself seems to be paved with cobblestones or a similar material, and there are faint outlines of structures and possibly a person or object in the distance. The overall effect gives the image an abstract and somewhat surreal quality, emphasizing the shapes and textures of the buildings and the alley.

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