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Coping of the gutters above the pediments, Paris Opera
Louis-Emile Durandelle, born 1838 - died 1917 - Enlarge image
Coping of the gutters above the pediments, Paris Opera; E Couronnement des chéneaux des frontons, Paris Opera
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (photographed)
- Date:
1864-1867 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Louis-Emile Durandelle, born 1838 - died 1917 (photographer)
Delmaet & Durandelle (publishers) - Materials and Techniques:
Albumen-silver print mounted on printed card
- Museum number:
E.2319-1990
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case X, shelf 440
Louis-Emile Durandelle photographed the stages of construction of the new opera house in Paris. The Opéra was designed by Charles Garnier and built between 1861 and 1874. Durandelle’s series of images show the façade as a whole, the stone masons at work and studies of their decorative chisel-work, such as the freshly carved piece seen here. These were then heaved into place. Images such as this convey the scale of the monumental coordinated task of building by showing the isolated parts that go to make the massive whole.
