Caption
Reproduction of Galilée devant le Saint-Office by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, Galilée devant le Saint-Office (Collection Pillet-Will), reproduction, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Galerie Contemporaine, Ludovic Baschet, éditeur., 126, boul. Magenta.', cliché maker: Goupil & Cie., after design by Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury, c. 1874 - in or before 1879, photographer, paper, Woodburytype, height 158 mm x width 249 mm, New Testament, painting, drawing and the graphic arts, A dimly lit scene shows a group of men gathered in a grand interior with a patterned floor and a raised table or altar at the back. In the foreground a bearded man in period clothing stands at a lectern with an open book, facing a row of formally dressed men, some wearing robes and one in a helmet and armor holding a long staff or spear. Several books and papers lie on the floor near the lectern. Behind the central figures, other seated and standing figures form a shadowed audience, and a tall ornate candelabrum sits on a covered table to the right. The background includes a large, dark mural or painting on the wall and the overall palette is dark and monochromatic.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B11_070
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Available size
33.9Mb (4.5Mb) / 14.5in x 9.1in / 4354 x 2720 (300dpi)