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Tomb in St Jacques, Bourges, France
David Roberts·1848
Historical Context
Tomb in St Jacques, Bourges from 1848 by David Roberts documents funerary architecture within the Gothic church. Roberts's attention to individual architectural details within larger church spaces reflects his archaeological approach to architectural painting. His success with lithographic publications of his Middle Eastern travels made Roberts's images of ancient monuments available to a wide public and defined the Victorian visual imagination of the Holy Land and Egypt.
Technical Analysis
The tomb monument is rendered with precise attention to sculptural and architectural detail within the Gothic church setting.
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