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Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and — Cologne Cathedral, South Transept

Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and

Cologne Cathedral, South Transept

1854

Documents the soaring Gothic architecture of Germany's most famous cathedral, part of the Bisson brothers' international survey that helped establish photography's role in architectural scholarship.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Reproductions photographiques des plus beaux types d’architecture et de sculpture"

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Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and, Cologne Cathedral, South Transept, 1854

Documents the soaring Gothic architecture of Germany's most famous cathedral, part of the Bisson brothers' international survey that helped establish photography's role in architectural scholarship.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Reproductions photographiques des plus beaux types d’architecture et de sculpture"
Year
1854
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Cathedral, Building, Documentary, 19th Century, Detailed, Architecture

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