Apostles' Doorway, Cathedral, Murcia
Photograph
1862 (photographed)
1862 (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of an arched cathedral doorway flanked by two carved figures on each side. The door is ajar.
Object details
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| Title | Apostles' Doorway, Cathedral, Murcia (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Charles Clifford, 'Apostles' Doorway, Cathedral, Murcia', albumen print, ca. 1862 |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of an arched cathedral doorway flanked by two carved figures on each side. The door is ajar. |
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| Gallery label | Cast Courts Reinstallation, 27 November 2018
2. PHOTOGRAPH OF DOORWAY
Charles or Jane Clifford, 18673
The Spanish doorway, known as the Door of the Apostles because of the four large figures that decorate it, was built in 1488 by Diego Sánchez de Almazán. Its clear, linear, Gothic ornament appealed to the Museum's first curator, John Charles Robinson. He bought this photograph for the collection on one of his visits to Spain, probably directly from the photographers, Charles and Jane Clifford, who were based in Madrid.
REPRODUCED FROM
Albumen print
Spain
Museum no. 35600(27 November 2018) |
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| Accession number | 35600 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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