BOOK

Monumental journey : the daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey

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

2019

Overview

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); Musâee d'Orsay, Paris, France (17.06-13.10.2019).

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Subject: Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892 Exhibitions. / Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892 Expositions. / Photography France History 19th century Exhibitions. / Photography in archaeology Exhibitions. / Ruins in art Exhibitions. / Historic buildings in art Exhibitions. / Daguerrâeotype France Histoire 19e siلecle Expositions. / Photographie France Histoire 19e siلecle Expositions. / Photographie en archâeologie Expositions. / Ruines dans l'art Expositions. / Monuments historiques dans l'art Expositions. / Daguerreotype France History 19th century Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 1588396630, 9781588396631

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TR140.G557 P56 2019	1	BOOK	ARTS