Monumental journey : the daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey

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Label

Monumental journey : the daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey

Title remainder

the daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey

Statement of responsibility

Stephen C. Pinson ; with contributions by Sylvie Aubenas, Olivier Caumont, Silvia A. Centeno, Thomas Galifot, Nora W. Kennedy, Grant B. Romer, Martina Rugiadi, Andrea E. Schlather, Lindsey S. Stewart, Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, and Ariadna Cervera Xicotencatl

Creator

• Pinson, Stephen C.,

Contributor

• Caumont, Olivier, 1966-
• Aubenas, Sylvie,
• Romer, Grant B.,
• Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892,
• Schlather, Andrea E.,
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),
• Stewart, Lindsey,
• Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew,
• Xicotencatl, Ariadna Cervera,
• Rugiadi, Martina,
• Galifot, Thomas,
• Kennedy, Nora,
• Centeno, Silvia A.,

Artist

• Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892,

Author

• Pinson, Stephen C.,

Host institution

• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),

Writer of supplementary textual content

• Stewart, Lindsey,
• Schlather, Andrea E.,
• Rugiadi, Martina,
• Romer, Grant B.,
• Aubenas, Sylvie,
• Caumont, Olivier, 1966-
• Centeno, Silvia A.,
• Kennedy, Nora,
• Xicotencatl, Ariadna Cervera,
• Galifot, Thomas,
• Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew,

Subject

• Historic buildings in art
• Historic buildings in art -- Exhibitions
• History
• Photography
• Photography -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions
• Photography in archaeology
• Photography in archaeology -- Exhibitions
• Ruins in art
• 1800-1899
• v, Exhibition catalogs
• Ruins in art -- Exhibitions
• Archäologie
• Daguerreotype
• Daguerreotype -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions
• Daguerreotypie
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs
• Fotografie
• France
• Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892
• Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892 -- Exhibitions
• Girault de Prangey, Joseph-Philibert, 1804-1892

Genre

• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibitions
• History

Language

eng

Summary

In 1842, the pioneering French photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892) set out eastward across the Mediterranean with a custom-built camera to explore ancient lands that were largely unknown to the Western world. This book is the first to fully consider the hundreds of daguerreotypes that resulted from his three-year journey, many of which were made using innovative techniques that fascinate photographers to this day. The images, including the first-known photographic documentation of significant locations, offer tangible evidence of historic sites, many of which have since been destroyed, in places such as Greece, Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jerusalem. They are remarkable and unparalleled portraits of a world gone by. Copiously illustrated and featuring a geographic glossary of the sites and images, Monumental Journey sheds new light on the arc of Girault's career, the vibrant orientalist milieu of 19th-century France that shaped his work, and his inventive contributions to the nascent field of photography. It introduces modern audiences to a brilliant yet enigmatic talent, as well as the stunning images, many published here for the time, that make a major contribution to the histories of both photography and eastern Mediterranean.--Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (30.10-12.05.2019); Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France (17.06-13.10.2019)

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

YDX

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

TR140.G557

LC item number

P56 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• bibliography
• catalogs