Nôtre Dame de Caudebec, France

Nôtre Dame de Caudebec, France

Herbert Gordon Warlow

1923

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This black-and-white drawing shows a tall, detailed church interior. The walls are packed with carvings and pointed arches. Light streams through stained-glass windows, and a few people in old-fashioned clothes stand or walk around. The artist focused on the church’s intricate stonework, especially the tall columns and the way shadows fall. The scene looks quiet, like a moment frozen in time. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this drawing in person.

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