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Désiré Charnay — Uxmal, Indian Bas Relief, Nun's Palace  (Uxmal, Bas Relief de l'Indien, Palais des Nonnes), plate 44 from the album "Cités et Ruines Américaines, Gide Paris" (1863)
Désiré Charnay

Uxmal, Indian Bas Relief, Nun's Palace (Uxmal, Bas Relief de l'Indien, Palais des Nonnes), plate 44 from the album "Cités et Ruines Américaines, Gide Paris" (1863)

1860

Archaeological documentation serves dual purpose as both scientific record and artistic composition, capturing intricate Maya stone carving details through the precision of albumen printing.

Medium
Albumen print

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Désiré Charnay, Uxmal, Indian Bas Relief, Nun's Palace (Uxmal, Bas Relief de l'Indien, Palais des Nonnes), plate 44 from the album "Cités et Ruines Américaines, Gide Paris" (1863), 1860

Archaeological documentation serves dual purpose as both scientific record and artistic composition, capturing intricate Maya stone carving details through the precision of albumen printing.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, French, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Documentary, Landscape, Architectural Relief, Historical, Mesoamerican, Earth Tones

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