![Charles Marville, Place de l'Arc de Triomphe / [Place de l'Etoile, Paris]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/49402062-38d1-44b0-94c0-a8918b5fd3a9/full/!1400,/0/default.jpg)
Place de l'Arc de Triomphe / [Place de l'Etoile, Paris]
about 1877
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 22.7 × 36.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-872359
Although Charles Marville began his photography career concentrating on religious sites and architecture, his attention soon turned to civic subjects, such as this monumental public space extending out from the Arc de Triomphe. When creating this image, Marville's intent was not to simply document a specific place or structure, but to illustrate the national glorification of France. On the left side of the image, relief sculptures looking over the vast space around the arch celebrate Napoléon Bonaparte's victorious military campaigns.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1877 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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