Series Six, Drawing Thirteen
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up at the vaulted arches of the Salle du Parthénon. Up above, the edge of the broken floor of the Salle des Sept Chiminées is exposed.
Series Six, Drawing Twelve
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up into the scorched ceiling of the Salle Clarac. (Room 35) On the left is the arched entryway leading to the Pavillon du Roi. The glass panels of both of the display cases are shattered into jagged pieces. Up above, in the ceiling, pieces of the mural hang in tattered strips. Pieces of the skylight dangle from the edge of the broken floor.
Series Six, Drawing Eleven
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
Above is the Salle Clarac. (Room 35) Between the pair of tall French doors is a destroyed display case. The glass doors are spilled on the floor. Above the display case, a stone bas-relief sculpture is broken in half. At the bottom of the drawing, in the rubble, we can see chunks of the ceiling and sections of the parquet floor. Above, we can see that the ceiling has been badly scorched by the fire. At the very top of the drawing is the orange wall of the Barbizon Gallery. Above that, the broken skylights dangle in the open air.
Series Six, Drawing Ten
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up into the exposed elevator shaft located between the Salle Clarac and the Pavillon du Roi. A crushed elevator car rests on top of the rubble pile. The wire cables lie in a tangled mess on top of the elevator car. Just visible above the pile of rubble is one of the marble barrel vaults in the Salle du Parthénon.
Series Six, Drawing Nine
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We look up into the exposed elevator shaft next to Room 33. The elevator car lies shmashed on top of the rubble. To the left of the elevator car is a barrel vault in the Parthenon Gallery. (Room 7) To the right of the elevator car is a barrel vault in the Salle du Melpomène. In the upper far right of the drawing is the orange wall of the Barbizon Gallery. (Room 14)
Series Six, Drawing Eight
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up into Room 47. One of the immense glass showcases projects out over the edge of the broken floor. Up above is the open sky and the broken metal supports of the skylights. Directly across, in the opposite wall, is one of the tall French doors on the north side of the Salle Clarac. (Room 35)
Series Six, Drawing Seven
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We look up into Room 47 in the Sully Wing. The showcases are intact, but the glass is shattered and the ceilings are scorched black from the fire. At the top of the drawing, the broken support beams from the skylights jut into the open air. Down below, chunks of the floor lie on top of the pile of rubble. In the rubble, we can see the very top of a vaulted marble arch in the lower level gallery.
Series Six, Drawing Six
From the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up at the Salle du Sept Cheminées. The interior of the room is badly scorched by the fire. Sections of parquet hang from the broken edge of the floor. In the far wall, the very top of the gallery’s entrance door is barely visible above the broken floor. At the bottom of the drawing, the vaulted arches of the Salle du Melpomène are just visible in the rubble.
Series Six, Drawing Five
The view from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up at the destroyed Salle des Sept Cheminées. The ornate ceiling stucco is badly damaged by the fire. Pieces of the parquet floor dangle from the edge of the broken building.
Series Six, Drawing Four
As viewed from the Jardin de l’Infante
We are looking up into the damaged dome of the Pavillon Daru. Sections of the roof hang from the broken edge.