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Josef Sudek
Josef Sudek Svaty Vit, Saint-Guy (St. Guy Cathedral)1928

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Sepia-toned aerial photograph of a European city with a Gothic cathedral and castle complex dominating a central ridge above densely packed neighborhood rooftops
Albumen or gelatin silver print, close-up architectural view of Gothic flying buttresses with ornate tracery and crocketed arches, angled steeply to reveal descending stone ribs and a sunlit courtyard below.
Sepia-toned architectural photograph of a Gothic cathedral's exterior, featuring a diamond-patterned tile roof, flying buttresses, multiple pointed spires, and an ornate apse, shot from an elevated angle.
Albumen or gelatin silver print of a Gothic cathedral nave interior, viewed symmetrically along the central axis toward a luminous rose window, with ribbed vaulted ceiling and clustered stone piers receding into the distance, sepia toned.
Gelatin silver print of a Gothic cathedral interior with tall pointed arches, dramatic shafts of light streaming diagonally through dusty air; two figures stand among scattered stone blocks and construction materials on the nave floor below.
Albumen or salted paper print of a Gothic cathedral interior, dominated by a large pointed arch window with ornate tracery of quatrefoils and interlocking curves, backlit against bright sky; stone piers and choir stalls visible in deep shadow to the left.
Sepia-toned photograph of a Gothic cathedral interior, with soaring ribbed vaulting, clustered stone piers, and tall tracery windows admitting diffuse backlighting; a triforium gallery runs along the left wall, with wooden choir stalls in the foreground.
Sepia-toned albumen or gelatin silver print of a Gothic cathedral interior under construction, with wooden scaffolding filling the nave, tall clustered piers, ribbed vaulting overhead, and light rays streaming through tall stained-glass windows in the distance.
Gelatin silver print of a Gothic cathedral interior under construction, with tall wooden scaffolding filling the nave, pointed arches and stone columns visible at left, debris and construction materials on the floor.
Sepia-toned photograph looking up at Gothic stone vaulting, with radiating ribbed arches and carved decorative bosses; a tracery window is partially visible at lower right.
Gelatin silver photograph of a medieval stone relief bust, male figure in profile facing left, wearing a crown and draped garment, with a bearded face and detailed carving; a heraldic shield bearing an eagle is carved to the right.
Sepia-toned photograph of a stone relief sculpture, bust of a crowned female figure with long flowing hair, accompanied by a heraldic shield bearing an eagle at upper left.
Gelatin silver print of a stone relief sculpture depicting a female bust with long flowing hair and a crown or headdress, with a carved heraldic shield bearing an eagle visible at upper right.
Gelatin silver print of a close-up stone architectural detail, a carved human face with abstracted features emerging from angular blocks, lit dramatically from below with deep shadows.
Artist or Maker
Josef Sudek
Title
Josef Sudek Svaty Vit, Saint-Guy (St. Guy Cathedral)
Place Made
Czechoslovokia
Date Made
1928
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: VARIOUS
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2170.1-.15
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
Josef Sudek © Gabina & Isabela Fárová