Maison Carrée, Nîmes

Photographer: Édouard-Denis Baldus, French (born Prussia), 1813–1889
Date: c.1862
Material: Albumen print
depicts: Nîmes, Languedoc-Roussillon region, France, Europe
Classification: Photographs
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20 × 25.6 cm)
framed: 15 3/8 × 20 3/8 in. (39.1 × 51.8 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 120:1976

NOTES

This photograph of an ancient Roman temple in the city of Nîmes in southern France reveals a particular approach to the depiction of architecture. Édouard-Denis Baldus intentionally removed the surrounding context, through both cutting out and painting on the negative, to isolate the building and emphasize the proportions of its design.

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