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PHOTOGRAPHS
Laurent, Juan
France (1816 - 1892)
Toledo-574-Claustro de la Catedral (Toledo - Cloister of the Cathedral)
c. 1870s
Albumen print
13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (34 x 25.1 cm) image size;17 x 11 3/4 in. (43.2 x 29.8 cm) mount sheet size
Monsen Study Collection of Photography, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen
FA 85.81
Laurent, Juan
France (1816 - 1892)
Toledo-574-Claustro de la Catedral (Toledo - Cloister of the Cathedral)
c. 1870s
Albumen print
13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (34 x 25.1 cm) image size;17 x 11 3/4 in. (43.2 x 29.8 cm) mount sheet size
Monsen Study Collection of Photography, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen
FA 85.81
The Toledo Cathedral was intentionally built to cover the site of the city’s mosque. The former Islamic sahn, or courtyard, was covered by the cathedral’s cloister in 1389.
-- Label copy for Juan Laurent, Photographer of Spain, July 7 to September 23, 2007.
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