ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image shows an ancient stone structure with towering columns. Some columns are intact while others are broken. Stones are scattered on the ground, indicating a historical ruin. The color palette is warm sepia tone, giving the scene an antique look. The sky is clear and the focus is on the stone structure.
Read the visual description

The image shows an ancient stone structure with towering columns. Some columns are intact while others are broken. Stones are scattered on the ground, indicating a historical ruin. The color palette is warm sepia tone, giving the scene an antique look. The sky is clear and the focus is on the stone structure.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Baalbeck

Louis De Clercq

Date
1859
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 21.4 x 27.7 cm (8 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.) mount: 45.3 x 59.3 cm (17 13/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2011.75.1
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • albumen silver print
  • Ruins
  • Temple
  • Lebanon
  • architecture
Provenance

Jay H. McDonald, Santa Monica, CA; (Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd., Sussex); NGA purchase, 2011.

Inscription

on mount, lower center under image, printed in black ink: BAALBECK. / (Heliopolis) / Restes du temple de Jupiter.

Marks

on mount, photographer's seal, lower center at platemark, printed in black ink

NGA object ID 154879. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.