Plaster Model of Basilique Notre-Dame, Paray-le-Monial
Latapie, George
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Alternative Title
Scale Model of Basilica of Sacré-Coeur, Paray-le-Monial
Date
1947-1956Description
Partial model of church in galerie Davioud; cutaway view interior at crossing of north transept and nave; missing columns and walls indicated on the floor of the model; The Galerie des Moulages (cast collection) not only contains 19th plaster casts, but also scale models of buildings done by artisans on staff at the museum. Paray-le-Monial is located in Saône-et-Loire (department), Burgundy and known for its minor Romanesque basilica (begun ca. 1120). The church was originally dedicated to the Virgin and St John the Baptist and is now dedicated to the Sacré-Coeur. The construction of the church has traditionally been linked to St. Hugh, Abbot of Cluny (1049-1109). The church is 45 m long internally, and the height of nave and choir is 22 m. It's plan is a reduced version of the east end of the great abbey church at Cluny, rebuilt from 1088 to ca. 1130 and known as Cluny III. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/23/2012)
Type of Work
model (representation)Subject
architecture, Education, models (representations), Museology, Galerie des Moulages, plaster work, Twentieth century, Romanesque
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only