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Stage Frieze and Cornice

A work made of albumen print, from "le nouvel opéra de paris, sculpture ornementale" (1875).
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  • A work made of albumen print, from "le nouvel opéra de paris, sculpture ornementale" (1875).

Date:

c. 1870

Artist:

Louis-Emile Durandelle
French, 1839–1917

About this artwork

One of the most accomplished architectural photographers in 19th-century France, Louis-Emile Durandelle is best known for his 1861–75 photographs of the construction of the Paris Opéra, an opulent structure that would come to symbolize the ambitions of Second Empire Paris. Durandelle produced some 200 images of the building and published 115, including this one, in the massive, eight-volume architectural work Le nouvel Opéra de Paris. Much of what Durandelle photographed was not visible to the unaided eye: close-up details of decorative elements, for example, or structural elements hidden inside the completed building. His images freed architects from drawing complex patterns and moldings by hand, kept clients abreast of construction progress, and formed a historical record of a huge urban undertaking.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Louis-Emile Durandelle

Title

Stage Frieze and Cornice

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1865–1872

Medium

Albumen print, from "Le nouvel Opéra de Paris, Sculpture ornementale" (1875)

Dimensions

Image/paper: 37.9 × 28.2 cm (14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Mount: 63 × 45.2 cm (24 13/16 × 17 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Smart Family Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

2012.539

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