Portal of the Convent of Sancti Spiritu, Salamanca

Charles Clifford

1853 · Albumen silver print from paper negative · Photographs

In his search for subjects of historic interest, Charles Clifford traveled throughout Spain. Here, constrained by the ancient streets of Salamanca and forced to create a composition devoid of depth, he nevertheless managed to choose the moment when the early morning sun picked out the detail of this elaborately carved doorway by the eminent sculptor Berruguete.

Artist

Charles Clifford

Date

1853

Medium

Albumen silver print from paper negative

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1994