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Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie

1850

Maxime Du Camp

(French, 1822–1894)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process
Measurements
Image: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Mounted: 29.7 x 39.9 cm (11 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2022.18
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Maxime Du Camp was the first photographer to depict the marvels of ancient Egypt.

Description

The Temple of Isis at Philae (spelled Philoe by Du Camp) was built on an island 380–362 BC in the Nile. Following construction of the Lower Aswan Dam in 1902, it was reconstructed on a nearby island. This photograph by Du Camp is not only a picturesque image of historically significant ruins but also shows the temple as it looked when still in its original site.
A horizontally oriented white paper features a central, rectangular salted paper print in muted sepia and gray. The photograph depicts massive, block-like stone ruins stretching across a rugged, rocky landscape under a pale sky. Printed text frames the scene, with "NUBIE" at the top and "GRAND TEMPLE D' ISIS, A PHILOE. VUE GENERALE" centered below. The weathered textures of the ruins echo the craggy, desolate foreground.

Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie

1850

Maxime Du Camp

(French, 1822–1894)
France, 19th century

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