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Adolphe Braun — Sculptures from the Parthenon, British Museum
Adolphe Braun

Sculptures from the Parthenon, British Museum

1870

Serving both educational and artistic purposes, this carbon print documents the Elgin Marbles with museum-quality precision, reflecting the era's use of photography to disseminate knowledge of classical art.

Medium
carbon print

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Adolphe Braun, Sculptures from the Parthenon, British Museum, 1870

Serving both educational and artistic purposes, this carbon print documents the Elgin Marbles with museum-quality precision, reflecting the era's use of photography to disseminate knowledge of classical art.

Medium
carbon print
Year
1870
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Archaeological, Classical Sculpture, Museum, Documentary, Photograph, Neoclassical, Carbon Print

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