Chartres Cathedral. Right Door of the Royal Portal, West Side, XII Century

before July 1857

Charles Nègre

Associated Names
Charles Nègre

Artist, French, 1820 - 1880

The image shows a stone sculpture with standing figures carved into the pillars of a structure. The figures wear draped robes and have halos around their heads. The stone is weathered and aged, and the figures are life-sized. Smaller carvings and patterns decorate the pillars. More carved figures and scenes are visible on the surrounding panels.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 93.35 x 67.95 cm (36 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
    image: 72.2 x 47.9 cm (28 7/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, on sheet below image, in graphite: a mon pere / Charles Negre

Wikidata ID

Q64145785

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