Planche VI – Portail de Saint-Trophime d'Arles (Plate VI – Entrance of Saint Trophime of Arles)
1853/1854, printed 1982
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 25.3 × 21.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 50.5 × 40.9 cm (19 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Hans P. Kraus, Jr.
Accession Number
2008.138.1.6
Art Historical Context
Step into the sun-drenched south of France through *Planche VI – Portail Saint-Trophime dles*, a captivating 1853/1854 photograph by pioneering French photographer Charles Nègre Capturing the ornate Romanesque portal of the Church of Saint-Trophime Arles—a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for its intricate biblical sculptures—this image freezes a moment of medieval grandeur. Nègre, a master of early calotype processes, documented such architectural treasures amid France's 19th-century push to preserve national heritage through photography. Printed as a photogravure in 1982 by André Jammes, th...