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View of the Acropolis

c. 1880s

Adolphe Braun & Co.

(French, 1845–1894)
Culture
France
Medium
mammoth carbon print, brown-toned
Measurements
Image: 37.6 x 48.2 cm (14 13/16 x 19 in.); Paper: 38.4 x 49.5 cm (15 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.58
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Carbon prints are among the stable and long-lasting photographic processes.

Description

Adolphe marketed his photos of flowers, artworks, landscapes, and monuments from across Europe throughout that continent and in North America. The Acropolis of Athens, the most famous ancient Greek site, must have sold well; Braun offered multiple views of it. The image on a carbon print is formed from pigmented gelatin, which is far more resistant to fading than the silver or metal salts in silver-based prints.
A sepia-toned, horizontally oriented carbon print depicts a multi-columned stone temple resting on a low rise. Behind it, a massive, craggy hill is topped with ruined fortresses against a pale sky. In the foreground, spindly dark trees dot the uneven, dusty ground near a small wooden shack. To the left, a cluster of tiny houses sits huddled at the base of the towering, rocky Acropolis.

View of the Acropolis

c. 1880s

Adolphe Braun & Co.

(French, 1845–1894)
France

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