
Oeil-de-boef des pavillions
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Paris (photographed)
- Date:
1864-1867 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Delmaet & Durandelle (photographers)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from collodion negative
- Museum number:
E.2317-1990
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case X, shelf 440
The new Opéra in Paris was designed by Charles Garnier and constructed between 1861 and 1875. Its highly decorated Neo-Baroque style perfectly reflected the confidence and grandeur typical of Parisian architecture at this time. Louis-Emile Durandelle specialised in photographs of construction and industry during this period of intense activity in Paris. This photograph is one of a series that conveys the monumental task and manual effort involved in constructing the Opéra.