Caption

Pulpit, La chaire du prieur de grandson, page, photomechanical print, photographer: MA Vautier, cliché maker: Jules Royer, c. 1887 - in or before 1892, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 201 mm x width 91 mm, ambo, chancel, A tall intricately carved wooden chair or pulpit with ornate gothic detailing fills the frame, featuring a canopy with pointed arches and openwork tracery, carved figures and foliage motifs on the upper panels, and two central vertical panels each containing a carved standing figure within arched niches; flanking columns and side panels bear additional sculpted figures and decorative patterns, the lower section has arched carved panels and a bench-like base, and the piece stands on a stone floor with parts of surrounding stone architecture and seating visible at the sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_217

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.6Mb (12.0Mb) / 8.9in x 18.6in / 2676 x 5566 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pulpit La chaire du prieur de grandson page photomechanical print photographer MA Vautier cliché maker Jules Royer c 1887 - 1892 paper collotype photoprint height 201 mm x width 91 mm ambo chancel tall intricately carved wooden chair pulpit ornate gothic detailing fills frame featuring canopy pointed arches openwork tracery carved figures foliage motifs upper panels two central vertical panels containing carved standing figure within arched niches flanking columns side panels bear additional sculpted figures decorative patterns lower section panels bench- base piece stands stone floor parts surrounding stone architecture seating visible sides