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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on North wall

Charles Thurston Thompson

1867

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on North wall 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 shows the North Wall of Santiago’s cathedral. Charles Thurston Thompson took it in 1867. Thompson worked for the Victoria and Albert Museum. He traveled to Spain and Portugal to photograph art and buildings. The photo was used by artists and scholars. It helped people study the cathedral. You could even buy prints at the museum before he died. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A photograph of the Pórtico de la Gloria on the north wall of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, was taken in 1867 by Charles Thurston Thompson, the Victoria and Albert Museum’s first official photographer. Originally produced as reference material for artists and scholars, the image was later included in a bound volume published by the Arundel Society and distributed to art schools and the public. The photograph is part of a larger set of loose plates and albums in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection, reflecting its use as both educational and commercial material.…

Read the full account in the museum source.