Fresco, Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception

Mystery of the Nativity, detail of a fresco by Charles Soulacroix, 1825-99, in the second apse chapel, in the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculee-Conception or Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, a Roman Catholic cathedral built 1827-63 in Neoclassical style by Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue, in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. The fresco depicts the child Virgin on a throne with 2 angels celebrating her birth. Charles Soulacroix, a sculptor, was commissioned in 1863-65 by Haffreingue to decorate the 6 apse chapels, these being his first frescoes. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13438085

Media ID

45155129

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7087px x 5029px (9.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen