Flèche de Notre Dame, Viollet-le-Duc, Ar (Spire of Notre Dame, Viollet-le-Duc, Ar[chitect])
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Beginning in the 1830s, a heightened awareness of the precarious condition of France’s medieval monuments (many of which had been damaged during the French Revolution) fueled vast restoration projects across the country. Although Marville worked closely with Viollet-le-Duc, who oversaw renovations to Notre Dame, this view of the cathedral’s spire with the city spread out below was likely commissioned by the company that manufactured the lead work and many of the decorative ornaments on the cathedral’s roof.
Artwork Details
- Title: Flèche de Notre Dame, Viollet-le-Duc, Ar (Spire of Notre Dame, Viollet-le-Duc, Ar[chitect])
- Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
- Date: 1859–1860
- Medium: Albumen silver print from collondion negative
- Dimensions: image: 49.5 x 36.5 cm (19 1/2 x 14 3/8 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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