Title

Church of Saint Euthymius in Kirillo-Belozerskii Monastery [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky.

Caption

Church of Saint Euthymius in Kirillo-Belozerskii Monastery [Russian Empire], 1909. The Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (in present-day Vologda Oblast, northern Russia), was founded by Cyril of Beloozero in 1397. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early 20th-century Russia and her empire, including the vanishing way of life of tribal peoples along the Silk Route in Central Asia. In a railway-carriage darkroom provided by Czar Nicholas II, Prokudin-Gorsky used the three-colour photography process to record traditional costumes and occupations, churches and mosques - many now Unesco World Heritage sites - as well as modernisation in agriculture, industry and transport.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A06_068

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59,5Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,5in x 14,0in / 4960 x 4190 (300dpi)

Keywords

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