Artwork description:
The Quire (Choir) of York Minster is a delight to the eye. The Quire Screen is one of the most intricately carved in all the UK, with depictions of famous churchmen set within niches facing the nave. Before passing through the Screen, look up, where the huge organ is poised above the screen.
Look up again, high above the stalls, to see the marvellous vaulted ceiling. Closer at hand, the capitals of the Quire columns are decorated with a variety of fanciful carved heads.
The stalls are wonderfully carved (see photos below). Look for the plaques on the wall of the stalls. They depict the insignia of various saints, and were originally designed to protect the woodwork from the hair oil used by the canons! That woodwork is not original, as the stalls had to be replaced following a fire in 1829.
Materials used:
Giclée print using pigment inks on Baryta FB paper.
Tags:
#black and white photography #cathedral #york #church architecture #york minster #english churches #nave #minsters #quireYork Minster Quire - York (2022)
Photograph
by Stephen Hodgetts Photography
14 Artist Reviews
£95
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 25
- Size: 42.01 x 29.69cm (unframed) / 35 x 25.01cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Artwork description
The Quire (Choir) of York Minster is a delight to the eye. The Quire Screen is one of the most intricately carved in all the UK, with depictions of famous churchmen set within niches facing the nave. Before passing through the Screen, look up, where the huge organ is poised above the screen.
Look up again, high above the stalls, to see the marvellous vaulted ceiling. Closer at hand, the capitals of the Quire columns are decorated with a variety of fanciful carved heads.
The stalls are wonderfully carved (see photos below). Look for the plaques on the wall of the stalls. They depict the insignia of various saints, and were originally designed to protect the woodwork from the hair oil used by the canons! That woodwork is not original, as the stalls had to be replaced following a fire in 1829.
Materials used:
Giclée print using pigment inks on Baryta FB paper.
Tags:
#black and white photography #cathedral #york #church architecture #york minster #english churches #nave #minsters #quireReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (14)
This artwork is sold by Stephen Hodgetts Photography from United Kingdom
