South Portal, Chartres Cathedral. Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813-1879 Paris). Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.). Date: 1854.The deep shadows framing this doorway at Chartres create spatial depth and draw the viewer's gaze toward a tiny detail: a small lamp hanging in the center of the open doorway. Marville's keen ability to harness the play of light, especially against three-dimensional surfaces, made him a sought-after photographer of architecture and sculpture. This print was formerly in the collection of the sculptor Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume, who contributed to the restoration of Chartres in the 1850s and frequently hired Marville to photograph his work. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.