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Library of the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris

Pierre Claude Delagardette · 1773 · etching; engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Interior of the library with busts on pillars between the bookshelves. In the ceiling is a skylight, supported by decorated pilasters with putti. At the end of the hall stand two globes. Below the image, the coat of arms of Raymond Revoire, abbot of the monastery.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print cloisters ~ monastery public library Abdij van Sainte-Geneviève

Credit lineBibliotheek van de abdij van Sainte-Geneviève te Parijs. 1773. Pierre Claude Delagardette. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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