[South Portal, Chartres Cathedral], 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.), Photographs, Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris), The deep shadows framing this doorway at Chartres create spatial depth and draw the viewer’s gaze toward a tiny detail: a small lamp hanging in the center of the open doorway. Marville’s keen ability to harness the play of light, especially against three-dimensional surfaces, made him a sought-after photographer of architecture and sculpture
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