Salle des Cariatides, au Musée du Louvre

c. 1851

Charles Marville

Associated Names
Charles Marville

Artist, French, 1813 - 1879

The image shows a hall filled with classical sculptures, mostly human figures. The sculptures are light-colored, possibly made from marble. Several statues of draped female figures stand symmetrically against the walls, while a nude male statue stands on a pedestal in the foreground. The hall features architectural elements like columns and arched ceilings adorned with intricate carvings. Light streams in from the left, illuminating the space and highlighting the detailed features of the sculptures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 15.7 × 21.2 cm (6 3/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
    page size: 33.5 × 51.1 cm (13 3/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
    overall: 40.64 × 55.88 cm (16 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.101

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • 19th Century Photographs from the Collection of Mary and David Robinson, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1986.

1995

  • The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2013

  • Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 2013 - 2014, no. 9.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper center printed in gold ink: 30; lower center, printed in gold ink: Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquart-Evrard, a Lille / SALLE DE CARIATIDES / au Musee du Louvre; lower center, embossed stamp: ALBUM / PHOTOGRAPHIQUE / DE L'ARTISTE ET DE L'AMATEUR; all by later hand, in graphite: lower left: 30; lower right: 5

Wikidata ID

Q64145762

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