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Maxime Du Camp — Louqsor, Grande Colonnade du Palais; Thèbes, plate 25 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Louqsor, Grande Colonnade du Palais; Thèbes, plate 25 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Focusing on Luxor Temple's famous colonnade, this photograph captures the forest of massive columns that exemplifies New Kingdom Egyptian architecture. Du Camp's careful positioning emphasizes both the columns' monumental scale and their elegant proportions.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Louqsor, Grande Colonnade du Palais; Thèbes, plate 25 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Focusing on Luxor Temple's famous colonnade, this photograph captures the forest of massive columns that exemplifies New Kingdom Egyptian architecture. Du Camp's careful positioning emphasizes both the columns' monumental scale and their elegant proportions.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Serene, Documentary, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art