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Maxime Du Camp — Médinet-Habou, Partie Orientale du Péristyle du Palais de Ramsès-Méiamoun; Thèbes, plate 51 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Médinet-Habou, Partie Orientale du Péristyle du Palais de Ramsès-Méiamoun; Thèbes, plate 51 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Documenting the forest of columns that formed the peristyle court of Ramesses III's palace, this image demonstrates the grandeur of New Kingdom royal architecture through photography's objective lens.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Médinet-Habou, Partie Orientale du Péristyle du Palais de Ramsès-Méiamoun; Thèbes, plate 51 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Documenting the forest of columns that formed the peristyle court of Ramesses III's palace, this image demonstrates the grandeur of New Kingdom royal architecture through photography's objective lens.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Serene, Ruins, Documentary, Egypt, Architecture, Salted Paper Print, Black and White

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