FRANS SODAR (BELGIAN 1827-1900) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem; 12 interior views each: Oil on canvas, unframed each: 50 x 37cm (19 3/4 x 14 1/2in) (12) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, The Travel Sale, October 12th 2000, lot 525 Born and raised in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium, Sodar became an avid traveller. He spent nine months in the Madrid in 1858-59, travelled to Rome in 1862, and to Morocco and Algeria in 1865. Never resting long in one place, in 1884 he embarked on what would be a four year journey with his wife to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem he painted the sanctuaries of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, combining them into 12 views of mass in progress. As well as the set being of great artistic merit, they are also fascinating documents of the religious ritual and architecture of the Holy Sepulchre in the late nineteenth century. The present set includes the Chapel of Christ's Tomb in the west end of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Chapel of St Helena, and the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross. Sodar also painted the fourteen Stations of the Cross, a series that extremely popular and were commissioned at the request of many Italian churches and convents. A group of Sodar's works, presented to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) earned him the gold medal of Christian artists, with the congratulations and blessing of the pontiff. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre lies in the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was Emperor Constantine who approved its construction in 326 A.D., ordering that the temple of Venus be demolished to make way for the new building. The first Church of the Holy Sepulchre was approached by a flight of steps from the Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem. In the 12th century the Crusaders carried out general rebuilding, and since then the structure has frequently undergone repair, restoration, and remodelling. Most recently a Crusaders era high alter has been rediscovered. The present church dates mainly from 1810, and remains an important focus of pilgrimage to this day.
FRANS SODAR (BELGIAN 1827-1900) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem; 12 interior views each: Oil on canvas, unframed each: 50 x 37cm (19 3/4 x 14 1/2in) (12) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, The Travel Sale, October 12th 2000, lot 525 Born and raised in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium, Sodar became an avid traveller. He spent nine months in the Madrid in 1858-59, travelled to Rome in 1862, and to Morocco and Algeria in 1865. Never resting long in one place, in 1884 he embarked on what would be a four year journey with his wife to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem he painted the sanctuaries of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, combining them into 12 views of mass in progress. As well as the set being of great artistic merit, they are also fascinating documents of the religious ritual and architecture of the Holy Sepulchre in the late nineteenth century. The present set includes the Chapel of Christ's Tomb in the west end of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Chapel of St Helena, and the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross. Sodar also painted the fourteen Stations of the Cross, a series that extremely popular and were commissioned at the request of many Italian churches and convents. A group of Sodar's works, presented to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) earned him the gold medal of Christian artists, with the congratulations and blessing of the pontiff. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre lies in the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was Emperor Constantine who approved its construction in 326 A.D., ordering that the temple of Venus be demolished to make way for the new building. The first Church of the Holy Sepulchre was approached by a flight of steps from the Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem. In the 12th century the Crusaders carried out general rebuilding, and since then the structure has frequently undergone repair, restoration, and remodelling. Most recently a Crusaders era high alter has been rediscovered. The present church dates mainly from 1810, and remains an important focus of pilgrimage to this day.
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