The Great Rock Temple at Abou Simbel
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
A Stereoscopic Photograph of the Massive Statues Carved into the Rock at the Temple of Rameses II (1279-1213 BC) at Abu Simbel, Egypt, Taken in 1859 by Francis Frith (1822-1898). This Image Is One a Series of One Hundred Stereoscopic Photographs Taken by Frith for Negretti and Zambra and Published in 1862 in a Book Entitled 'Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia Illustrated'. Abu Simbel Has a Pair of Temples Carved from the Rock of Sandstone Cliffs. The Front of the Largest Temple, Dedicated to Rameses II, Has Giant Seated Statues of the Pharaoh with the Gods Ptah, Amun-Re and Re- Horakhty. The Temples Had to Be Moved to Higher Ground in the 1960s Because of Flooding Following the Building of the Aswan High Dam. Francis Frith Was a Pioneer of Travel Photography. He Was Also One of Photography's Greatest Entrepreneurs, Founding a Company That Was to Become the Largest Publisher of Photographs in the World. Frith Saw Himself as a Romantic Adventurer in the Mould of Byron. Between 1856 and 1860 He Travelled and Photographed Extensively in Egypt and the Holy Land. His Work Was Published in a Variety of Formats and Editions and Established His Reputation as One of the Finest Travel Photographers. But the Venture That Brought Him Great Wealth and Made Him a Household Name Was His Comprehensive Collection of Photographs of British Landscapes, Towns and Cities. His Company, Frith and Co, Founded in Reigate in 1859, Sold Images of Every Corner of Britain. In 1832, Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) First Established the Principles of Stereoscopy. A Stereograph Is a Pair of Photographs Which, When Viewed through a Stereoscope, Give the Appearance of Three-Dimensional Depth. Stereoscopic Photography Became Very Popular in the 1850S and 1860S - Particularly after It Was Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. National Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library. Stereoscopic Photograph. Photographer: Francis Frith.
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