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Sepia photograph of ruined stone walls with niches and pilasters at Baalbeck, with scattered rubble and grass in the foreground.

Baalbeck, Intérieur De L'Enceinte Des Temples Du Soleil Et De Jupiter; Syrie

A salted paper print showing the ruined stone enclosure at Baalbeck, with a carved niched facade, pilasters, and broken architectural blocks rising above a grassy foreground. Pale sky and weathered masonry create a soft, even tonal range.

Artist
Maxime Du Camp
Date
1849/51, printed 1852
Medium
Salted paper print, plate 119 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1297 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Gallery Fund

Español: Baalbek, interior del recinto de los templos del Sol y de Júpiter, Siria

Una impresión en papel salado que muestra el recinto de piedra en ruinas de Baalbek, con una fachada de nichos tallados, pilastras y bloques arquitectónicos rotos sobre un primer plano cubierto de hierba. El cielo pálido y la mampostería desgastada crean una gama tonal suave y uniforme.

Português: Baalbek, interior do recinto dos templos do Sol e de Júpiter, Síria

Uma cópia em papel salgado mostra o recinto de pedra em ruínas de Baalbek, com uma fachada de nichos esculpidos, pilastras e blocos arquitetônicos quebrados acima de um primeiro plano gramado. O céu claro e a alvenaria desgastada criam uma gama tonal suave e uniforme.

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