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Karnak, Les Pylônes d'Horus

Karnak, Les Pylônes d'Horus

1860s
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Karnak is the second most visited tourist site in Egypt after the pyramids of Giza.

Description

This desolate view of the remnants of the monumental gateway flanked by figures of the god Horus, usually depicted as a falcon-headed man, emphasizes the sense of discovery that must have been felt by tourists visiting Egypt in the 1860s. A tiny figure at the lower right testifies to the monumental scale of the ruins.
  • May 2011
    Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY
    2011-2018
    Tom E. Hinson, Truth or Consequences, NM
    September 4, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Karnak, Les Pylônes d'Horus|url=false|author=Henri Béchard|year=1860s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.252