Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Sainte Julitta, Nevers
Artist
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887 - 1953)
CultureAmerican
Date1929
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall, Plate: 15 13/16 x 10 3/16 in. (40.1 x 25.9 cm)
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (30.9 x 15 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (30.9 x 15 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated center right below plate: "John Taylor Arms - 1929". Lower left below plate: "Personal Proof". Lower left margin: "Cathedral of St. Cyr and Ste. Julitta, Nevres". Lower right margin: "Collection 'a'". Center left margin: "Clean". Lower left back: "Soixante Treize". Lower right back: "31ff".
Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms
Object number55.28.30
Not on view
DescriptionEtching on laid paper. No. 27 of the "French Churches". Etching #179; Plate #223.Label TextCathedral of Saint Cyr and Sainte Julitta, Nevers, 1929 Etching Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 55.28.30 The fourteenth-century apse of Nevers' cathedral is a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture. Arms was clearly drawn to its spiky host of water spouts disguised as gargoyles. Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, December 1958. "An Eye for Architecture: the Etchings of John Taylor Arms," Kaufman Theatre Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 3, 2010 - July 24, 2011.
