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
Rights
Public Domain
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...