Artwork
Part of the Chateau de Gaillon re-erected in the court of the Palais des Beaux Arts
Part of the Chateau de Gaillon re-erected in the court of the Palais des Beaux Arts is a watercolor work on paper by the Aestheticist artist Richard Phené FRIBA FSA Spiers. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A watercolour painting depicts a section of the Château de Gaillon re-erected in the courtyard of the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
About this work
Overview
A watercolour painting depicts a section of the Château de Gaillon re-erected in the courtyard of the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a reconstructed historic stone building with arched windows and crumbling columns, featuring a statue on a pedestal and two small figures in the courtyard.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and warmth, bringing the weathered stone to life.
Context
The Château de Gaillon was disassembled and reassembled in the Palais des Beaux-Arts courtyard, a notable example of architectural relocation and reuse.
Legacy
Further elements of the reconstructed Château de Gaillon can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Richard Phené FRIBA FSA Spiers
Richard Phené painted watercolours of grand old buildings in the 1800s. His brush captured places like Cairo’s Suq al-Nahhasin (1866) and the Great Khan in Damascus (1865–66). He also turned his eye to Hampton Court…
Interior of the Byzantine Court
Marbled room with statues at Crystal Palace
East End of the Church of St. Jacques, Dieppe
The Obelisk
Untitled
The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica
The Obelisk
Forum of Nerva, Rome
Imaginary View of Rome with the Horse Tamer of the Monte Cavallo and a Church
Loggia of the Summer Reception Room (Makad) in the House of the Memluk Raduan Bey, Cairo
Church of St. Pierre, Caen
The Fountains