Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012666Vue générale prise à l'angle sud-ouest, Philoe
Also known as: Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix--Wingless Victory
About the Artwork
The Temple of Isis at Philae (spelled Philoe by Du Camp) was built on an island 380–362 BC in the Nile. Following construction of the Lower Aswan Dam in 1902, it was reconstructed on a nearby island. This photograph by Du Camp is not only a picturesque image of historically significant ruins but also shows the temple as it looked when still in its original site.
Inscriptions
Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “NUBIE”; Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Maxime Du Camp Gide et Baudry, Editeurs”; Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “PHILOE/VUE GÉNÉRALE PRISE A L’ANGLE S-O”; Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Imprimerie Photographique de Blaquard-Evard, a Lille.”; Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Pl. 69”
Provenance
Serge Plantureux, Paris, France, sold to Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY ?-2022: Michael Mattis & Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH March 7, 2022-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)
- Date
- 1849–50
- Medium
- Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process
- Dimensions
- Image: 16.7 x 22.4 cm (6 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.); Paper: 16.7 x 22.4 cm (6 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.); Mounted: 30.6 x 44.3 cm (12 1/16 x 17 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Accession no.
- 2022.19
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