Caption

Choir screen of Chartres Cathedral, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., annotation: 'Cathédrale de Chartres ...', photographer: Adolphe Giraudon, 1880 - 1910, paper, albumen print, height 215 mm x width 276 mm, rood-screen, choir-screen, iconostasis, Chartres, Chartres Cathedral, A sepia-toned photograph of an ornate carved stone choir screen featuring pointed arches and intricate tracery, with rows of sculpted figures standing on ledges beneath the arches. The upper portion shows a repeating pattern of decorative pinnacles, openwork balustrades, and foliated details, while the lower register presents larger statues of robed figures in varied poses, some holding objects and some grouped together. Fluted vertical panels and arched recesses form the lower wall beneath the sculptures, and slender columns and clustered shafts rise between sections. The lighting casts soft shadows that emphasize the relief carving and the textured surfaces of the stone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_352

License type

Rights managed

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47.4Mb (9.6Mb) / 15.3in x 12.0in / 4597 x 3607 (300dpi)

Keywords

Choir screen Chartres Cathedral album page photograph photo part album annotation Cathédrale de Chartres photographer Adolphe Giraudon 1880 - 1910 paper albumen print height 215 mm x width 276 mm rood-screen choir-screen iconostasis Chartres sepia-toned photograph ornate carved stone choir screen featuring pointed arches intricate tracery rows sculpted figures standing ledges beneath arches upper portion repeating pattern decorative pinnacles openwork balustrades foliated details lower register presents larger statues robed figures varied poses holding objects grouped together Fluted vertical panels arched recesses form lower wall beneath sculptures slender columns clustered shafts rise sections lighting casts soft shadows emphasize relief carving textured surfaces stone