Souvenir du Pélerinage de Notre Dame de Chartres. Vue de la Chapelle Notre Dame du Pilier.

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century Interior

Dominant colour

Souvenir du Pélerinage de Notre Dame de Chartres. Vue de la Chapelle Notre Dame du Pilier. is a 1850 by Auguste D. Deroy, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Auguste D. Deroy
When & what style?: 1850 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a quiet, sacred interior space. The artist, Auguste D. Deroy, used techniques from both Impressionism and Realism to capture the scene in 1850. The print is titled after a famous statue inside the chapel, Notre-Dame du Pilier. It reflects how artists in the 1800s often revisited medieval themes and places. Look next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts the interior of Chartres Cathedral, focusing on the shrine and statue of Notre-Dame du Pilier, with clergy and pilgrims present. It is a black-and-white engraving in portrait format, showing the 16th-century polychromed wooden statue, which was then a black Madonna before its 2013 restoration. The image includes the title and subtitle above and below, along with the artist and printer credits at the bottom. The date 1850 appears in the lower right corner within the composition.

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About the artist

Artist

Auguste D. Deroy

Auguste D. Deroy made a single print in 1850 that shows a broad view of the pilgrimage chapel inside Chartres Cathedral. The image records the vaulted ceiling, rows of candles, and the famous column shrine where…

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