Wells, Cathedral Church of St. Andrews

Series TitleFaçades

Artist Markus Brunetti (German, born 1965)

Date2015-2016

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsImage: 34 7/8 × 42 1/2 inches (88.57 × 107.95 cm)
Sheet: 39 9/16 × 47 3/16 inches (100.48 × 119.86 cm)
Framed: 40 1/2 × 48 × 2 1/4 inches (102.87 × 121.92 × 5.72 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2018.51.2

SignedOn Certificate of Authenticity, adhered to mount verso, lower right corner, in black type with black pen and blue stamp: "Certification copy / Series: Markus Brunetti - FACADES / Wells/ Cathedral Church of St. Andrew / Archival Pigment Print on Epson Cold Press Natural Cotton Paper / Image size 88.6 x 108 cm / Sheet size 100.6 x 120 cm / Edition 6/12 / Print made 2016 [illeg.] / [signature] / ... work © Markus Brunetti / Not to be reproduced without written permission"

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Edition/State/Proofed. 6/12

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DescriptionImage of the exterior façade of a stone cathedral with three towers. In the center is a pair of large doors flanked by smaller doors beneath the towers. The façade is covered in highly decorated statues of Biblical figures, angels, and narratives in high relief. A narrow path of green grass stretches along the front.
Gallery Label

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Since 2005, Markus Brunetti has travelled around Europe photographing medieval religious architecture, such as this cathedral in Somerset, England, built between 1176–1450. The photographs are far from straightforward documentations. Brunetti makes between 1,000 and 2,000 digital captures of each façade, one square meter at a time. He then digitally stiches the images together to create the final piece. The work renders the architecture with a degree of detail that would be impossible to discern with the naked eye.

Provenance

Purchased from Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

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