Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Hospital de Santa Cruz door, Toledo
c. 1858Albumen print | 43.5 x 32.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2700118
Photograph of the Portal of the Hospital de Santa Cruz in Toledo, Spain. The main doorway stands behind iron railings. The Set into the archway above the door, the tympanum shows a relief of the 'Invention of the Cross' with the founder shown kneeling in front of a cross supported by Saint Helena.
The Hospital of Santa Cruz was built in 1499 and was commissioned by Cardinal Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza (1428-95) and now serves as a museum. The building's style represents the transition from florid Gothic to Renaissance.
The Hospital of Santa Cruz was built in 1499 and was commissioned by Cardinal Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza (1428-95) and now serves as a museum. The building's style represents the transition from florid Gothic to Renaissance.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
43.5 x 32.5 cm (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain Vol II, 1861 Charles Clifford
From the Collection of Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Toledo [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Reliefs
- Sculpture
- Architecture
- Gothic architecture
- Architectural history
- Renaissance architecture
- Plastic arts
- Places
