Jean-Claude Golvin

Strasbourg, the cathedral, ironworkers at work on the rose window

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Gouache, Graphite, Lightweight laid paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

63.2 x 44.7 cm (Overall) 29.5 x 26.2 cm (Drawing)

Period

Middle Ages

Geographical area

Location or theme

Strasbourg

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of a scene of ironworkers at work on the rose window of Strasbourg Cathedral. The drawing is in portrait format. It is framed in ink. Inscriptions are visible in the margins.
Wooden scaffolding has been erected along the cathedral wall. Workers are installing the ironwork for the stained-glass windows in the portal rose window.

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