Untitled (Cloud Study with Les Invalides), 1860. In this image of the Parisian skyline, Marville poetically combined his impressive ability to render architecture with his interest in presenting nature’s ephemeral qualities. He masterfully conveyed the contrast between the soft clouds, with their intriguing abstract patterns of light and shadow, and the rigid silhouettes of the buildings.

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Size: 5976px × 4278px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1816-1879, 19th, albumen, art, century, charles, cleveland, collodion, france, french, heritage, marville, museum, negative, photograph, print, wet