ID: 700007491 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007491	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light (painting (visual work); Claude Monet (French painter, 1840 - 1926) ; 1894; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2001.33)

Note: The great west façade of Rouen's Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame materializes in the light of early morning. Eliminating any sense of the bulk of the edifice as well as its urban context, Monet concentrated on the cliff-like screen of faceted and encrusted stone silhouetted against a light-filled sky. He was not interested in the cathedral as a religious symbol (though choosing it was a statement in itself) and even removed the cross surmounting the central pinnacle. Instead, the façade provided a fixed, immutable, and richly textured grey surface for his real subject: the play of light and atmosphere as day overcomes the darkness of night. The effects he captures are both dramatic and incredibly subtle. Light sweeps down the façade. The sun's warm, direct rays glint of off the edges of the towers while soft, ambient light just begins to define the lower reaches, still partially shrouded in the morning mist. In the shadows of the deepest recesses, the complex build-up of staccato strokes evokes the soft vibration of barely reflected light. Almost invisible, two dark figures emerge before the portal at left.

Titles:

The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Le Portail (Effet de Matin) (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1894

Creator Display:

Claude Monet (French painter, 1840 - 1926) [preferred,JPGM]

painter Monet, Claude (French painter, 1840-1926) [500019484]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2001.33

Other: Creation: France [1000070] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oil on canvas

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 100.3 x 65.1 cm (39 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.); Framed: 113.3 x 77.5 x 5.7 cm (44 5/8 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Impressionist (style) [300021503] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Rouen Cathedral [700000059]
	.....(Notre-Dame de Rouen [700000059], Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures [700009563], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	cathedral (work by context) [300007501]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, churches (buildings), <church buildings by location or context>) (AAT)

	light (energy) [300056024]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, physics concepts, <energy and related concepts>, energy, radiation (energy), electromagnetic radiation) (AAT)

	morning [300343630]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, earth sciences concepts, times of day) (AAT)

Related Works:

	depicts .... Notre-Dame de Rouen [700000059]
	..........cathedral (building); unknown French; completed 1063

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Le Portail (Effet de Matin)	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)