View of the Acropolis
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
View of the Acropolis is a 1884 by Adolphe Braun & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a black-and-white photo of the Acropolis in Athens, its ancient stones sharp against the sky. This isn’t a painting—it’s an early photograph. Adolphe Braun sold these images across Europe and America. The process used pigmented gelatin, which keeps the image from fading like other old photos. It’s one of many views he made of famous landmarks. If you like this, look up *Adolphe Braun & Co. (French, 1845–1894)*.
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.
Carbon prints are among the stable and long-lasting photographic processes.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Adolphe Braun & Co (1845–1894) was a French artist.
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