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Copy of Kaulback's painting, "The Period of the Reformation" from a photograph [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor
Kaulbach, Wilhelm von, 1804-1874, artist.
Title
Copy of Kaulback's painting, "The Period of the Reformation" from a photograph [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1887
Date
May 29, 1887
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 3 x 4 in.
Description
Glass negative showing Wilhelm von Kaulbach's painting "The Age of the Reformation" in a frame. The painting shows a large group of people gathered around a man holding up a book. Many of the people gesture expressively and wear long robes. Kaulbach (1804-1874) was a painter that specialized in murals and frescos based in Munich. He studied under Peter von Cornelius as part of the Dusseldorf Academy. The Age of Reformation, a fresco in the Neues Museum of Berlin, represents an imagined assembly of notable people and was completed between 1847 and 1865.
Notes
Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1804-1874) was a painter that specialized in murals and frescos based in Munich. He studied under Peter von Cornelius as part of the Dusseldorf Academy. The Age of Reformation, a fresco in the Neues Museum of Berlin, represents an imagined assembly of notable people and was completed between 1847 and 1865.
Photographer remarks: In 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. In small box.
Time: 4
Light: Fair light, no sun.
The emulsion is flaking off the plate.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Paintings.
Philadelphia artists.
Genre
Glass negatives.
Associated name
Kaulbach, Wilhelm von, 1804-1874, artist.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1133]
Accession number
P.9895.1133
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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