Arles, Cloître Saint-Trophîme (Arles, Saint-Trophime Cloister)

c. 1861

Édouard-Denis Baldus

Associated Names
Édouard-Denis Baldus

Artist, French, 1813 - 1889

This is a photograph of a historic cloister. The image captures a long, narrow corridor with an arched stone ceiling and rows of intricately carved columns lining either side. The columns on the left are adorned with elaborate capitals and supporting a series of arches that open up to an inner courtyard. The corridor is cast in a soft, sepia tone, lending an antique quality to the scene. Light enters from the left, highlighting the textures of the stone floor and the carvings on the columns. The end of the corridor fades into shadow, adding depth to the photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Walker

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 33.4 × 43.2 cm (13 1/8 × 17 in.)
    mount: 45.8 × 60.8 cm (18 1/16 × 23 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.83.3

  • Portfolio Title

    Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (Railways from Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Lepage Collection; (sale, Millon, Paris, 10 November 2022); (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, below right corner of image on mount in black ink: E. Baldus; printed below left corner of image on mount in black ink: ARLES. CLOITRE St TROPHIME; on verso, in unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: 302149.12

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