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Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on responding pier

Charles Thurston Thompson

1867

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on responding pier 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

The story of this work

Overview

The photograph depicts the Portico de la Gloria at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, specifically focusing on a sculpture on a responding pier. Taken in 1867 by Charles Thurston Thompson during a dedicated photographic campaign in Spain and Portugal, the image was originally produced for reference and study by artists and scholars. It was later included in a bound volume published by the Arundel Society, distributed to art schools and sold to the public. The photograph is part of a larger collection held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, including loose plates and albums with…

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