Oil paint on wood
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Porch St Maclou Rouen
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
adults
architecture
carriage
cathedral
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
door
features
France
Gothic
group
groups
man
medieval
people
periods and styles
places
religious
Rouen, St Maclou Church
society
stonework
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
transport: land
woman
<p>The medieval architecture of France and the fine examples of Gothic to be seen in cities like Rouen became popular themes for artists during the 1820s. British artists responded enthusiastically, extending their tradition of the picturesque tour to continental scenery and antiquities, while French artists and writers directed attention to monuments and religious relics recently neglected or defaced as a result of the Revolution. For Charles Nodier, Rouen was the ‘Herculaneum of the Middle Ages’. More than a detailed study of architecture, Roberts’s picture of St Maclou is intended as a moody evocation of a lost age of faith.</p><p><em>Gallery label, February 2016</em></p>
painting oil paint wood
21 November 2012 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
17 November 2012
2012-11-17
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-11-21
Gallery 10
Collection based display
The Porch of St Maclou, Rouen
support: 546 × 406 mm
frame: 672 × 540 × 80 mm
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
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<p>The medieval architecture of France and the fine examples of Gothic to be seen in cities like Rouen became popular themes for artists during the 1820s. British artists responded enthusiastically, extending their tradition of the picturesque tour to continental scenery and antiquities, while French artists and writers directed attention to monuments and religious relics recently neglected or defaced as a result of the Revolution. For Charles Nodier, Rouen was the ‘Herculaneum of the Middle Ages’. More than a detailed study of architecture, Roberts’s picture of St Maclou is intended as a moody evocation of a lost age of faith.</p>
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adults architecture carriage cathedral cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents door features France Gothic group groups man medieval people periods and styles places religious Rouen, St Maclou Church society stonework townscape townscapes / man-made features transport: land woman