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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, detail of sculpture, doorway of South transept

Charles Thurston Thompson

1867

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, detail of sculpture, doorway of South transept is a 1867 photographic by Charles Thurston Thompson, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Charles Thurston Thompson
When & what style?: 1867 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This photo zooms in on carved stone at the South transept doorway of Santiago Cathedral in Spain. Taken in 1867, it shows the fine detail of the cathedral’s sculpture. Charles Thurston Thompson made the trip as the Victoria and Albert Museum’s first official photographer. The image was part of a series used by artists and scholars. Look next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A sepia-toned photograph by Charles Thurston Thompson depicts a carved column detail from the South transept doorway of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The image includes relief sculptures on the wall and part of a wooden door slightly ajar. A printed poster is attached to the column, and a label is affixed to the mount. The photograph was produced during Thompson's 1867 campaign in Spain and Portugal.

Read the full account in the museum source.