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Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon by David Roberts

Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon

David Roberts·1835

Historical Context

Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon from 1835 by David Roberts captures the distinctive Gothic facade of this Burgundian church. Roberts's French architectural subjects demonstrated the breadth of his Continental travels and his systematic documentation of European Gothic architecture. Roberts, the son of a Scottish cobbler who became one of Britain's most celebrated topographical painters, documented the architecture and landscape of Europe and the Middle East with meticulous accuracy and atmospheric w

Technical Analysis

The church facade is rendered with Roberts's precise architectural technique, the elaborate Gothic sculpture and tracery captured with documentary thoroughness.

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Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Quick Facts

Medium
Oil paint
Dimensions
40.3 × 30.3 cm
Era
Romanticism
Style
British Romanticism
Genre
Landscape
Location
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow
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