Title	Romanesque Facade 3
Description	This image is a watercolor conceptual painting of a cathedral with a Romanesque facade done by James L. Murphy, Jr. sometime between 1917 and 1942. The painting shows the cathedral with its multiple arches and columns around its three sets of doors with stone carvings of saints, angels, and mythological animals above the doors, other arches and columns, windows, and moldings surrounded by trees and landscaping. The cathedral has sloping roofs over the wings with a second story over the main portion that has a round window and a peaked roof. There is a priest standing in front of the main doors. The painting is placed within framing art consisting of a stained glass window with an angel, a crucifix, and close-ups of three columns, the round window, and the stone carvings above the main doors. There are two labels in the upper left corner that read: "School of Architecture Architectural Renderings, RG 457, Original number 98, 'A Romanesque facade', James L. Murphy, Jr." and "98." In the lower right corner is the artist's signature, an Alabama Polytechnic School of Architecture stamp, and a partly legible handwritten inscription which reads "1st Medal, ?? ?, (HC)." The painting is in poor condition with missing pieces and tears and is encapsulated.
Creator	Murphy, James L., Jr.
Date	ca. 1917-1942
LC Subject Headings	Architectural drawing Watercolor painting Architecture, Romanesque Facades Cathedrals Arches Columns Doors Windows Moldings Roofs Stone carving Christian art and symbolism -- Medieval, 500-1500 Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion -- Art Crosses Stained glass windows Christian saints Angels in art Animals, Mythical Trees Landscape architecture
AAT Subject Headings	architectural drawings watercolors Romanesque façades cathedrals arches and arch components columns doors windows moldings: architectural roofs stonework religious art crosses crucifixes stained glass saints mythology trees landscaping
TGM Subject Headings	Architectural drawings Watercolors Facades Cathedrals Arches Columns Doors & doorways Windows Moldings Roofs Stone carving Christianity Crucifixes Crosses Stained glass Saints Angels Animals Myths Trees Landscapes (Representations)
EOA Categories	Arts & Literature -- Architecture Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts
Original Medium	watercolor painting, 68 x 100 cm
Type	Image
Format	PDF
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File Name	RG457_098.pdf
Original Item ID	RG 457, no. 98
Collection	Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
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Submitted by	Caudle, Dana M.