Sujet
Amiens, 1855. Creator: Édouard Baldus (French, 1813-1889).
Légende
Amiens, 1855. This rare, majestic, and sweeping view of the cathedral of Amiens, France, is an outstanding example of Baldus?s genius for photographing architecture. Placing his large view camera at an elevated vantage point, he recorded the dominating and central position of the church, which was undergoing restoration, as it towered above the surrounding village; open landscape is captured in the distance. In this ambitious composition, he carefully rendered the scene?s textural detail, spatial complexity, and subtlety of light. Compare this distant view with the close-up detail of a stone sculpture in LeSecq?s photograph of the same building (CMA 1996.253).
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F69_217
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
74,5Mo (4,6Mo) / 53,6cm x 34,8cm / 6328 x 4116 (300dpi)