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Old Church – Burgos

J. Craig Annan; Alfred Stieglitz

Artwork Details

Old Church – Burgos
1913
J. Craig Annan; Alfred Stieglitz
photogravure on paper
12 7/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 9/16 in (31.59 cm x 23.02 cm x 1.43 cm)
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
2000/2.143.6

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Subject Matter:

This image depicts a large church in Burgos, Spain. The image is divided into two planes. The lower third is cast in shadow, where approximately six figures stand. Two figures in the distance walk toward the left side of the frame, while four figures stand in the foreground, two embracing and barely discernable. To their left are two wagons and a pile of branches. Above, the large church stands bathed in light, thus becoming the main visual focus of the composition. 

Physical Description:

Six figures stand in the shadowy foreground of this image, while the main focus is the large, unidentified church that comprises the background of the scene.

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