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Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay — Palace of the Nuns at Uxmal (detail from the façade of the snake)

Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay

Palace of the Nuns at Uxmal (detail from the façade of the snake)

1860

Capturing intricate Maya sculptural details with remarkable clarity, this photograph demonstrates the medium's power to preserve and study ancient architectural ornamentation.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative

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Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay, Palace of the Nuns at Uxmal (detail from the façade of the snake), 1860

Capturing intricate Maya sculptural details with remarkable clarity, this photograph demonstrates the medium's power to preserve and study ancient architectural ornamentation.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Detail, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Documentary, 19th Century, Architecture, Mayan

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