Artwork
Cathedral Moorish Door (or door of Pardon), Seville
Cathedral Moorish Door (or door of Pardon), Seville is a photographic photography by the Impressionist artist Charles Clifford. It dates from 1862 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This sepia-toned photograph captures a grand, ornate doorway set within a brick wall, framed by a Moorish arch.
About this work
Overview
This sepia-toned photograph captures a grand, ornate doorway set within a brick wall, framed by a Moorish arch.
Subject & Meaning
The doorway, flanked by stone statues and adorned with intricate carvings, is the central subject. A carved stone relief above the door depicts a scene with people, adding to the overall ornateness.
Technique & Style
The photograph showcases the architectural details of the entrance, highlighting the textures and carvings of the doorway and surrounding wall.
History & Provenance
The photograph is attributed to Charles Clifford, a notable photographer.
Artist & collection
Artist
Charles Clifford’s photographs freeze the details of Spanish architecture in the 1850s and 60s.
Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, detail of sculpture, doorway of South transept
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Doorway of Segovia Cathedral
Entrance, St. Lorenz Cathedral, Nuremberg
Entrance portal of the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din (Habbaniyya), Cairo
Portrail Central, Eglise St. Merri, Paris
Church of S. Pudentina. Doorway, with shallow Sculpture of the eighth century (?), over it the Doorway rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, detail of column at South wall
Cathedral, Santiago, Spain, Portico de la Gloria, Sculpture on the North wall