View of the Parthenon
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
View of the Parthenon is a 1884 by Adolphe Braun & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see the Parthenon, the old Greek temple, standing on a hill in bright sunlight. This isn’t a painting—it’s a photograph from the 1880s. Back then, photos were made with pigmented gelatin, a process that kept colors from fading. Adolphe Braun sold these images of famous places across Europe and America. The Parthenon was a popular subject, so he took many shots of it. To see more early photos of landmarks, 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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