Altarpiece, Chapelle des Ursulines, Quebec City
Altarpiece made from sculpted and gilded wood, 1723-39 by Pierre-Noel Levasseur, in the Chapel of the Ursuline Monastery, or Chapelle des Ursulines, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Ursuline Convent was founded in 1639 and is the oldest girls school on the continent. The chapel was built 1723-39 for the centennial of the arrival of the Ursulines in Quebec City. The building now houses a museum, the Musee des Ursulines de Quebec. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13441445
Media ID
45144115
Size
6812px x 8268px
(15.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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