Out of Rome - House of the Blessed Virgin at Loreto. Sculpture of the Nativity over a Doorway, with the Arms of the Medici, Leo X., A.D. 1520
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Out of Rome - House of the Blessed Virgin at Loreto. Sculpture of the Nativity over a Doorway, with the Arms of the Medici, Leo X., A.D. 1520 is a 1867 photographic by John Henry Parker, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows carved stone reliefs over a doorway. On the left, a woman in flowing robes hands a baby to another woman kneeling beside a bed. To the right, a group of figures—some standing, some playing—stand under a draped canopy. Below them, a small door is framed by a triangular pediment with Latin words and two shields bearing crossed keys. The carvings look like they’re telling a story about a birth, with the baby at the center. The shields with keys might be a family crest, but the photo itself was taken much later than the carvings. If you like this style, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists used light and shadow in similar scenes.
