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Notre-Dame, Paris

1852–53

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 29.5 x 44.7 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 1991.35
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Location
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One of the major monuments of Paris, the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris was built in the 1100s, renovated in the 1700s, and in need of restoration by the 1800s.

Description

Édouard Baldus photographed the side of the famed cathedral to capture the volume of the structure. Visible from this angle are two workshops for the church’s restoration, some of the construction materials, and scaffolding on three of its flying buttresses (architectural structures that form an arch with the wall they support).
A horizontally oriented salted paper print photograph depicts a side view of a large stone cathedral. Two square towers rise on the left, while a curved section with flying buttresses extends on the right. Rose windows punctuate the center. Scaffolding, wooden sheds, and piles of material cluster around the base, above a stone riverbank wall in the foreground. The sepia-toned image is set against a pale, empty sky.

Notre-Dame, Paris

1852–53

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
France, 19th century

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