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Maxime Du Camp — Temple et Village de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 85 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Temple et Village de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 85 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

At ancient Parembole, Du Camp captured both the Ptolemaic temple and the surrounding village in a single frame. His documentation strategy emphasized the continuity between ancient monuments and living communities.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Temple et Village de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 85 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

At ancient Parembole, Du Camp captured both the Ptolemaic temple and the surrounding village in a single frame. His documentation strategy emphasized the continuity between ancient monuments and living communities.

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

Related themes

Photography, French, Documentary, 19th Century, Egypt, Landscape, Sepia, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art