Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Cleveland Museum of Art

Spotted

Antonio Beato — Statue of Ramesses at Saqqara
Antonio Beato

Statue of Ramesses at Saqqara

1870

Monumental scale becomes apparent through Beato's careful framing, which emphasizes the colossal proportions of this ancient statue while demonstrating photography's documentary power in archaeological contexts.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Antonio Beato, Statue of Ramesses at Saqqara, 1870

Monumental scale becomes apparent through Beato's careful framing, which emphasizes the colossal proportions of this ancient statue while demonstrating photography's documentary power in archaeological contexts.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1870
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Documentary, 19th Century, Egypt, Sculpture, Landscape, British

More works by Antonio Beato

Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago