View of an Egyptian village, with vegetable gardens bordered by brick walls, houses, granaries and some palm groves

A. Beato, 1870 - 1888

View of an Egyptian village, with vegetable gardens bordered by brick walls, houses, granaries and some palm groves. The Nile is visible in the background. The author's signature, written in mirrored writing is in… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: A. Beato ¹
Date: 1870 - 1888 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, INV35_008

Object record, Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico

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Close in palette, light and contrast · computed

The photograph shows the agricultural landscape near a village, probably from the Theban area. The signature of the author is at the bottom left.

The photograph shows a view of the landscape and rocks emerging from the Nile at the First Cataract, near Aswan. In the background, the Temple Complex of Isis on the island of Philae can be seen. Today, the First…

The photograph shows carpenters at work on boats on the banks of the Nile, near Aswan and the Elephantine Island. Due to the length of the camera exposure, the carpenters are blurred.

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Similar light, opposite temperature · computed

The image shows a low vantage point looking across a body of water towards the opposite shore. The horizon is in the middle of the view, with a small townscape featuring buildings and a prominent steeple above the…

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