Caption: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
- Caption:
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
- Artist:
- Hughes, Myra Kathleen
- Materials:
- Paper (fiber material), Ink
- Techniques:
- Etching, Photoengraving
- Engraver:
- Hughes, Myra Kathleen
- Title of Publication:
- The Studio - Vol 73 - no 299
- Publisher:
- Offices of The Studio "The Studio" Ltd.
- Publication place:
- London
- Publication date:
- 1918
- Curator Comment:
- 'The Studio: an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art' - was among the most widely-read international art periodicals, from the time of its foundation in London in the early 1890s. Part of its success can be attributed to the fact that it was one of the first art magazines to employ photo-mechanical printing technologies, ensuring its readers enjoyed high quality reproductions. The periodical image was reproduced by a photographic process after the original etching.
- Note on artwork:
- In 1917, Wexford-born artist Myra K. Hughes journeyed to Palestine, and contributed a written and visual account of her travels to the art periodical 'The Studio'. Hughes’s practice was to work directly from nature in a selective manner, interpreting rather than transcribing the scenes before her. A follower of the artist and printmaker J.A.M. Whistler, this etching by Hughes was made on-site and depicts a section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem, its earliest form dating from the 4th century. Typical of her style, Hughes employs a selective approach to the subject, describing areas in great detail allowing other areas of the plate to remain ‘unfinished’.
- References:
- Snoddy (2002)
