Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, detail of column at South wall
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This photo zooms in on a stone column inside Santiago de Compostela’s cathedral. Taken in 1867, it shows how the old architecture looked before modern restorations. The shot is part of a series made for artists and scholars to study up close. Thompson worked for the Victoria and Albert Museum. His job was to photograph art and buildings across Europe. This campaign in Spain gave the museum new reference images. Check out more of Thompson’s work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
