The Apse of Notre Dam 

"The Apse of Notre Dame" is an etching by Charles M\u00e9ryon, considered his masterpiece. M\u00e9ryon was a French printmaker known for his romantic depictions of mid-19th-century Paris. Due to his color blindness, etching became his most talented medium.1

An apse is a semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or chancel of a church. In Notre-Dame de Paris, the apse is located at the east end and features large clerestory windows and flying buttresses in the Rayonnant Gothic style. M\u00e9ryon's etching of the apse is noted for its sensitivity to light and atmosphere.231