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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on the South 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 the South 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 Portico de la Gloria on the south wall of Santiago Cathedral in Spain. Taken in 1867, it’s a black-and-white image by Charles Thurston Thompson. Thompson worked as the Victoria and Albert Museum’s first official photographer from 1856 to 1868. He made these pictures while traveling in Spain and Portugal for the museum. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A photograph of the Portico de la Gloria on the south 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. The image was part of a dedicated photographic campaign in Spain and Portugal, documenting significant works of art and architecture for reference and educational use. These photographs were later compiled into bound volumes by the Arundel Society and distributed to art schools and sold to the public. The collection includes both bound albums and loose plates, some of which…

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