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Principal Doorway of the Carthusian Monastery, Burgos

1853
Not on view
At the Carthusian monastery in Burgos, Clifford apparently had the treasured seventeenth-century painted wood statue of the order's founder, Saint Bruno, moved from its usual place in a small lateral chapel to the front steps, where he had sufficient light and space to photograph it properly. Clifford's theatrical staging, the lifelike quality of the sculpture, and the harmonizing quality of photography yield an image that is easily mistaken for a miraculous vision of the saint himself.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Principal Doorway of the Carthusian Monastery, Burgos
  • Artist: Charles Clifford (Welsh, 1819–1863)
  • Date: 1853
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from paper negative
  • Dimensions: Image: 33.9 x 28.4cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/16in.)
    Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
    Frame: 81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.65
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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