Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Door of the Giants, Zaragoza, Spain
1860Albumen print | 41.2 x 31.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2700155
Photograph showing a grand, round-arched, richly decorated portal flanked by two colossal sculptures of giants in classical armour, brandishing a club. Under the arch, in the centre, there is a standing soldier, facing the camera.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
41.2 x 31.6 cm (image)
54.0 x 41.0 cm (page dimensions)
Door of the Giants, Zaragoza
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Aragon [Spain]
- Zaragoza [Aragon]
- Door of the Giants [Zaragoza]
- Zaragoza [Aragon]
- Aragon [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Courtyards
- Secular architecture
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Reliefs
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Architecture
- Places
