Architecture Pittoresque ou Monuments des XVeme. Et XVIeme. Siecles: Chateaux de France des XV et XVI Siecles: Pl. 54, Fenêtre D'un Ancien Couvent (à Barcelone)
1860
This lithograph with tint stone by Victor Petit depicts a Gothic window from an ancient convent in Barcelona, exemplifying the architectural detail that was the focus of his ambitious portfolio documenting medieval French and Iberian monuments. The print showcases Petit's skilled rendering of ornamental stonework and tracery, characteristic of 15th and 16th century ecclesiastical architecture. As plate 54 from a series of 100 similar works, this image represents the systematic cataloguing of European architectural heritage that was popular among 19th century artists and antiquarians.
- Medium
- lithograph with tint stone, from portfolio of 100 lithographs with tint stone
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Charles Meryon
French · b. 1821
Meryon created highly detailed architectural etchings and prints documenting Gothic and medieval stone structures in France, sharing Petit's precise rendering of ornamental stonework and his documentary approach to preserving disappearing historic architecture.
John Ruskin
British · b. 1819
Ruskin produced meticulous drawn and engraved studies of Gothic architectural details including tracery, window ornaments, and ecclesiastical stonework across Europe, closely mirroring Petit's focused cataloguing of medieval decorative architectural elements.
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
French · b. 1814
Viollet-le-Duc created systematic illustrated documentation of medieval French Gothic architecture including detailed renderings of windows, tracery, and convent structures from the 15th and 16th centuries, directly paralleling the subject matter and scholarly documentary format of Petit's lithographic portfolio.
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