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View of the Acropolis

c. 1880s

Adolphe Braun & Co.

(French, 1845–1894)
Culture
France
Medium
mammoth carbon print
Measurements
Image: 38.1 x 47.5 cm (15 x 18 11/16 in.); Paper: 40.1 x 49.3 cm (15 13/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.59
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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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 horizontally oriented carbon print in gray tones depicts a vast Athenian landscape. A tall, dark tree frames the right foreground. To the left, stone columns and a sunken rectangular structure sit in an open field. Clustered buildings fill the middle ground, leading to a massive, rocky hill topped with ruined temples. Muted, grainy textures define the distant mountains and cloudy sky. A torn top edge marks the worn paper.

View of the Acropolis

c. 1880s

Adolphe Braun & Co.

(French, 1845–1894)
France

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