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Maxime Du Camp — Mosquée de Bellal au Village de Bab; Nubie, plate 83 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Mosquée de Bellal au Village de Bab; Nubie, plate 83 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Representing the cultural layering of Egypt's religious history, this photograph documents a medieval Islamic mosque built among ancient Nubian ruins, illustrating the continuity of sacred space across civilizations.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Mosquée de Bellal au Village de Bab; Nubie, plate 83 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Representing the cultural layering of Egypt's religious history, this photograph documents a medieval Islamic mosque built among ancient Nubian ruins, illustrating the continuity of sacred space across civilizations.

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

Related themes

French, Religious building, Documentary, 19th Century, Egypt, Historical, Travel, Architecture, Sepia Tones, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art