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Frederick H. Evans — Ely Cathedral: Prior's Door

Frederick H. Evans

Ely Cathedral: Prior's Door

1893

Captured through the luminous medium of the lantern slide, the ornate Norman doorway demonstrates Evans' pioneering use of photography to document medieval architecture with unprecedented clarity and tonal richness.

Medium
Lantern slide

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Frederick H. Evans, Ely Cathedral: Prior's Door, 1893

Captured through the luminous medium of the lantern slide, the ornate Norman doorway demonstrates Evans' pioneering use of photography to document medieval architecture with unprecedented clarity and tonal richness.

Medium
Lantern slide
Year
1893
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Cathedral, Lantern Slide, Documentary, Photograph, Fine Art, Gothic, Historical, British, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art