Caption

Casts of ancient building fragments, photograph, page, photographer: HG Smith, photographer: HW Tupper, c. 1864 - in or before 1874, paper, albumen print, height 184 mm x width 170 mm, column, pillar, architecture, architectural detail, stylistic and formal differentiation of art, A rectangular panel filled with numerous carved plaster or stone relief fragments arranged in a grid, showing a variety of architectural elements and ornamental motifs in a uniform pale tone; there are sections depicting capital tops, column shafts, floral rosettes, scrolling acanthus leaves, grape clusters, stylized vines, circular medallions, rectangular plaques with intricate arabesque and foliate patterns, projecting cornice and molding profiles, small sculpted heads and figurative fragments, and narrow vertical pilaster-like strips with repeating leaf and flower carvings, all photographed against a darker background that highlights the raised details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_115

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Rights managed

Available size

39.6Mb (9.6Mb) / 12.1in x 12.7in / 3644 x 3802 (300dpi)

Keywords

Casts ancient building fragments photograph page photographer HG Smith HW Tupper c 1864 - 1874 paper albumen print height 184 mm x width 170 mm column pillar architecture architectural detail stylistic formal differentiation art rectangular panel filled numerous carved plaster stone relief fragments arranged grid showing variety architectural elements ornamental motifs uniform pale tone sections depicting capital tops column shafts floral rosettes scrolling acanthus leaves grape clusters stylized vines circular medallions rectangular plaques intricate arabesque foliate patterns projecting cornice molding profiles small sculpted heads figurative fragments narrow vertical pilaster- strips repeating leaf flower carvings photographed darker background highlights raised details