Caption

Altar of Heaven in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 186 mm x width 278 mm, temple, shrine, traditional Chinese religions, Temple of Heaven, A wide stone courtyard with large rectangular paving stones fills the foreground, dotted with clusters of leafy plants. A low decorative balustrade with carved posts and openings runs across the middle ground, showing repeated ornamental pillars and rail sections. Behind the balustrade a series of traditional tiled-roof buildings rise, featuring curved eaves and a prominent multi-tiered roof with a pointed top. Dense trees and foliage form a dark backdrop behind the buildings under a pale sky. The image is monochrome with varied tones from light stone to dark vegetation.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_047

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (9.1Mb) / 18.5in x 12.1in / 5541 x 3637 (300dpi)

Keywords

Altar Heaven Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 186 mm x width 278 mm temple shrine traditional Chinese religions Temple wide stone courtyard large rectangular paving stones fills foreground dotted clusters leafy plants low decorative balustrade carved posts openings runs across middle ground showing repeated ornamental pillars rail sections balustrade series traditional tiled-roof buildings rise featuring curved eaves prominent multi-tiered roof pointed top Dense trees foliage form dark backdrop buildings under pale sky image monochrome varied tones light stone dark vegetation