Steps to the main facade, January 1867
Photograph
January 1867 (photographed)
January 1867 (photographed)
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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.
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from collodion negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Delmaet and Durandelle, 'Perron de la façade principale, janvier 1867' [Steps to the main facade, January 1867], 1 of 47 photographs recording the construction and decoration of the Palais Garnier, albumen print from collodion negative, Paris, 1867 |
| Physical description | Photograph of construction work on Paris Opéra House. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Photographie de Delmaet & Durandelle, 22, Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, Portraits et reproductions' (Stamped) |
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| Object history | 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. |
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| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | E.2349-1990 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2005 |
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