Amiens Cathedral (Cathedrale d'Amiens - Jour d'inventaire)
1907
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5568
Art Historical Context
Auguste Lepère's *Amiens Cathedral (Cathédrale d'Amiens - Jour d'inventaire, created in 1907, captures the grandeur of one of France's most magnificent Gothic masterpieces. Amiens Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest church of its kind in France, is depicted here during "Jour d'inventairean inventory day—offering a rare glimpse into the everyday life surrounding this 13th-century architectural marvel. Lepère, masterful French etcher known for his meticulous renderings of urban scenes and historic monuments, infuses the print with atmospheric depth, highlighting the interplay...
About the Artist
Auguste Lepère · 1849–1918
Auguste-Louis Lepère (1849–1918), son of the sculptor François Lepère, was born in Paris on November 30, 1849, into an artistic family that shaped his early path. At age thirteen, he apprenticed in the Paris studio of the English wood engraver Joseph Burn Smeeton, honing his skills in wood engraving until 1867. He furthered his training with drawing classes under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran at the...