Temple Ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon

Temple Ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon

RP-F-00-80

Around 1860 Le Gray resided at the court of a Lebanese sheikh as a drawing instructor. He captured this historical site and the ancient temple ruins. In order to take a sweeping panoramic photograph, he mounted two paper negatives together, as is the case here. The Roman emperor Trajan once visited this place, where he raised a temple dedicated to Jupiter.

Mattie Boom, 'Fotograferen om de wereld : De pioniers van de vroege reisfotografie', Kunstschrift 52 (2008), p. 14-15, afb. 13.

fotograaf: Gustave Le Gray (mentioned on object), France

c. 1860

albuminedruk

height 254 mm x width 557 mm

Public domain

Mattie Boom, 'Fotograferen om de wereld : De pioniers van de vroege reisfotografie', Kunstschrift 52 (2008), p. 14-15, afb. 13.

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