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Hippolyte Bayard — Colonnade de l'église de la Madeleine
Hippolyte Bayard

Colonnade de l'église de la Madeleine

1842

Neoclassical columns create dramatic vertical rhythms in this architectural study, highlighting the calotype process's particular strength in rendering stone textures and monumental scale.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 21 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965)

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