An original Line
Drawing by Matthew Grayson of
14th Century Wells Cathedral, England (2002)
(click HERE
for a larger image)
Medium : Graphite on board Original Painting Size
: width 640 mm x height 520 mm
(A Signed Artist's Proof is permanently displayed at Wells
Cathedral Library Link)
25 Signed, Artist's Proofs - All Sold
150 Signed, Limited Edition Prints - All Sold
Unsigned Prints are available for purchase from
Grayson
Fine Arts Direct Sales
The basis of the Wells Cathedral upper
Magnum Opus panel.
The working drawing or
“Cartoon” of the West Prospect of Wells Cathedral, took
approximately 12 months to complete.
The very fine and detailed linework shows how the West Front may have
appeared in the first quarter of the fifteenth century.
The figures have been drawn with robes on, to make them more acceptable
to a wider audience.
The colour representation [Link]
shows a more accurate record of the allegorical figures by removing the
drawn garments to show unclothed figures.
The stonework is very accurately drawn as per the existing layout on the
Cathedral proper.
Due to the amount of highly fine detailed linework, the cartoon required
no shading or cross-hatching to emphasise the form of the architecture.
A print of this remarkable work is currently hung in the Wells Cathedral
Library [Link], which was built
under Bishop Bubwith’s auspices in the first quarter of the fifteenth
century.
The library is normally open all year round during weekdays.
