Church choir members sing while accompanied by the seated gentleman at front playing the organ. The title Au Jubé (at the Jube) is in reference to the location where the photograph was taken: at the rood screen: the raised transverse gallery between the nave and the choir, in certain churches.

The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate partition between the chancel and nave, of more or less open tracery constructed of wood, stone, or wrought iron. The rood screen was originally surmounted by a rood loft carrying the Great Rood, a sculptural representation of the Crucifixion. -Wikipedia (2025) continues…

The following historical chronology of the photographer appears courtesy of the Directory of Belgian Photographers hosted online by Fotomuseum Antwerp. (FOMU)

Philippe Mathy: Amateur Photographer

Activity
1898 – 1911 Louvain
Member of the “Photoclub de Louvain”.
Locations
1898 – 1911 Louvain
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1899; Antwerp, 1900 ABP; Effort, 1902; Louvain, 1904; Vienna, 1905 (no forename).
Affiliations
Association belge de Photographie
Dates of affiliation
1899-1911