Caption

Entrance portal of the Saint Lawrence Chapel of the Strasbourg Cathedral, photograph, page, photographer: Charles David Winter, Strasbourg (France), c. 1851 - in or before 1861, paper, albumen print, height 148 mm x width 110 mm, sculpture (relief, sculpture), parts of church exterior and annexes: portal, Notre-Dame (Strasbourg), A tall ornate doorway set into a stone façade with carved panels and a central wooden double door framed by decorative molding, above which sits an elaborate canopy of pointed arches and foliated tracery with sculpted figures and relief work; flanking the entrance are clustered vertical columns with pinnacles and niches containing statues of robed figures standing on small plinths, and additional carved architectural ornamentation fills the upper facade with repeating quatrefoil patterns and intricate stone latticework.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A97_471

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34.7Mb (6.2Mb) / 10.2in x 13.2in / 3057 x 3964 (300dpi)

Keywords

Entrance portal Saint Lawrence Chapel Strasbourg Cathedral photograph page photographer Charles David Winter Strasbourg France c 1851 - 1861 paper albumen print height 148 mm x width 110 mm sculpture relief parts church exterior annexes portal Notre-Dame tall ornate doorway set stone façade carved panels central wooden double door framed decorative molding sits elaborate canopy pointed arches foliated tracery sculpted figures relief work flanking entrance clustered vertical columns pinnacles niches containing statues robed figures standing small plinths additional carved architectural ornamentation fills upper facade repeating quatrefoil patterns intricate stone latticework