The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges, rue du Vieux Poirier
<p>In the early years of photography, landscape studies, architectural views, and studio portraiture were the main focus of the new medium. A photograph such as <em>The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges</em> of 1863 by the Bisson Frères (Bisson Brothers) reveals a widespread interest on the part of the French at that time in their nation's past and in the preservation of historical monuments. Using large-format cameras and glass-plate negatives, the Bissons captured their architectural subjects with exquisite sharpness of detail and purity of light.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1854
- Medium
- Albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 42.6 × 35.3 cm (16 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Bisson Frères
Artist
Photography
Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and
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- Bisson Frères
- Year
- 1854
- Medium
- Albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 42.6 × 35.3 cm (16 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1854-115960
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- verified