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Attique de la façade, atelier de sculpteurs

Delmaet & Durandelle

1866

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

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Attique de la façade, atelier de sculpteurs is a 1866 photographic by Delmaet & Durandelle, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Delmaet & Durandelle
When & what style?: 1866 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A photograph by Delmaet & Durandelle from 1866 documents the construction of the attic section above the façade of the Palais Garnier in Paris. The image captures the Neo-Baroque architectural details as workers complete the sculptural elements of the structure. Part of a series, it illustrates the scale of the project and the skilled labor involved in the opera house’s construction. The photograph reflects the period’s emphasis on grandeur and craftsmanship in Parisian architecture.

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About the artist

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Delmaet & Durandelle

These photographers documented Paris’s rebuilding in the 1860s. Their “Attique de la façade, atelier de sculpteurs” shows stone carvers at work on a building’s roofline, a quiet slice of the city’s mid-century makeover.…

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