Rostral Column

1868, printed 1878-1881

Louis-Émile Durandelle

Associated Names
Louis-Émile Durandelle

Artist, French, 1839 - 1917

This is a photograph of a stone column with a decorative capital, set against a blurred architectural backdrop. The image captures a classical stone column, intricately carved, with the upper part of the column featuring an ornate capital. The focus is mainly on the column itself with the background showing a building facade, slightly out of focus. The sepia tones of the photograph lend an antique feel to the entire scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Keller, Ulrich. "Durandelle, The Paris Opera, and the Aesthetic of Creativity." Gazette des Beaux-Arts (February 1988).

1998

  • Frizot, Michel. A New History of Photography. Koeln: Koenemann, 1998.

Inscriptions

on negative, upper left: N. 21; on negative, lower left: 51; stamped, upper center on mount in black ink: 21; printed, lower center on mount in black ink: LE NOUVEL OPERA DE PARIS / SCULPTURE ORNEMENTALE / DUCHER et C.ie, Editeurs. / Durandelle, Photographe.; by unknown hand, bottom center on mount in graphite: ED. 143-21.x (I)

Wikidata ID

Q64157605

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