Architecture of the Middle Ages: Shrine of the Countess de la Warre in Boxgrove Priory, Sussex
1838
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1838
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a dark, ornate shrine inside a stone church. A carved wooden canopy covers the shrine, with detailed figures and patterns. In front, a man and woman in old-fashioned clothes stand with two small children, looking toward the shrine. The title says this is the shrine of the Countess de la Warre in Boxgrove Priory. The artist drew it exactly as he saw it, with deep shadows and intricate carvings. Look up Romanticism to see how artists like Nash used emotion and detail in their work.
