id:			439485
accession number:	2021.59
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2021.59
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:34.178000

View of the Acropolis, c. 1880s. Adolphe Braun & Co. (French, 1845–1894). Mammoth carbon print; image: 38.1 x 47.5 cm (15 x 18 11/16 in.); paper: 40.1 x 49.3 cm (15 13/16 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.59

title:				View of the Acropolis
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creation date:			c. 1880s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1895
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creditline:			Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
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culture:	France
technique:	mammoth carbon print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Adolphe Braun & Co. (French, 1845–1894)  - artist
French photography studio and publisher, ca. 1850-ca. 1890
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measurements: Image: 38.1 x 47.5 cm (15 x 18 11/16 in.); Paper: 40.1 x 49.3 cm (15 13/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "Acropole"
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	remark:		

	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "78"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "D"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY
	date: ?-2021
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: June 7, 2021
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fun fact:
Carbon prints are among the stable and long-lasting photographic processes.

digital description:
Adolphe marketed his photos of flowers, artworks, landscapes, and monuments from across Europe throughout that continent and in North America. The Acropolis of Athens, the most famous ancient Greek site, must have sold well; Braun offered multiple views of it. The image on a carbon print is formed from pigmented gelatin, which is far more resistant to fading than the silver or metal salts in silver-based prints.

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2021.59/2021.59_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2021.59/2021.59_full.tif