Isis and Horus-Ariesi, Temple of Kalabsha
Isis and Horus-Ariesi, Temple of Kalabsha

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Isis and Horus-Ariesi, Temple of Kalabsha,

1852

Maxime Du Camp, 1822–1894; born Paris, France; died Baden-Baden, Germany; active France and Egypt
Printed by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, French, 1802–1872
x1979-111
Du Camp, a photographer and founder of the periodical Revue de Paris, was among the first Europeans to publish travel books illustrating the ancient onuments of Egypt in the new medium of photography. These images are from his series Egypt, Nubie, Palestine and Syrie, made during travels in the region with the novelist Gustave Flaubert. Emphasizing a foreign culture’s exotic and timeless qualities, Du Camp’s photographs epitomize the Orientalism of the time. At the same time, the temple friezes subvert the Western gaze with scenes of daily life from the perspective of the ancient Egyptians.

Information

Title
Isis and Horus-Ariesi, Temple of Kalabsha
Dates

1852

Maker
Maxime Du Camp
Printed by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
21.7 x 16.5 cm. (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.) mount: 42.4 x 30.3 cm. (16 11/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Robert O. Dougan Collection, gift of Warner Communications, Inc.
Object Number
x1979-111
Place Depicted

Africa, Egypt, Philae, Temple of Isis, relocated to Agilkia Island

Inscription
Printed on mount, above image top center: NUBIE. Printed on mount, below image left and right: Maxime Du Camp / Gide et Baudry, Editeurs. Printed on mount, below image center: KALABSCHEH. / ISIS ET HORUS-ARSIÉSI. / Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard, à Lille. / Pl. 92.
Culture
French
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, salted paper prints
Techniques
salted paper processes, mounting
Subject
ruins, religious art, mythology, relief

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