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Maxime Du Camp — Muraille Occidentale, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe; Nubie, plate 78 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Muraille Occidentale, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe; Nubie, plate 78 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

The western wall of Philae's main temple showcases the complex's elaborate decorative program in sharp photographic detail. Du Camp's technical skill captured subtle relief variations that drawings could not match.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Muraille Occidentale, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe; Nubie, plate 78 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

The western wall of Philae's main temple showcases the complex's elaborate decorative program in sharp photographic detail. Du Camp's technical skill captured subtle relief variations that drawings could not match.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Archaeological, 19th Century, Temple, Documentary Photography, Landscape, Historical, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art