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Maxime Du Camp — Temple Hypêthre, Philoe; Nubie, plate 70 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Temple Hypêthre, Philoe; Nubie, plate 70 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Among the earliest photographs of the Temple of Isis at Philae, this salted paper print documents the hypaethral (open-roofed) sanctuary before the site's later submersion by the Aswan Dam, serving as both artistic achievement and archaeological record.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Temple Hypêthre, Philoe; Nubie, plate 70 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Among the earliest photographs of the Temple of Isis at Philae, this salted paper print documents the hypaethral (open-roofed) sanctuary before the site's later submersion by the Aswan Dam, serving as both artistic achievement and archaeological record.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Documentary, Photograph, Egypt, Historical, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art