Das Pferd in Bewegung (Original Title) by Eadweard Muybridge

Das Pferd in Bewegung (Original Title) 1878

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cardboard, albumen-print, paper

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cardboard

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albumen-print

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pencil drawn

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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16_19th-century

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animal

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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paper

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personal sketchbook

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pencil work

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

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watercolor

This 1878 photograph by Eadweard Muybridge, titled "Das Pferd in Bewegung" (Original Title), captures a panoramic view of Athens, Greece. The image showcases the iconic Acropolis, prominently featuring the Parthenon temple at its summit. Muybridge, a pioneer in photographic motion studies, utilized his technical expertise to capture the grandeur of the ancient city, showcasing its architectural wonders and historical significance. The image is a testament to Muybridge's ability to bridge the gap between art and scientific observation, offering a glimpse into the past through the lens of his camera. This photograph, now housed in the Städel Museum, is a valuable document of Athenian history and a compelling example of Muybridge's photographic legacy.

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stadelmuseum over 1 year ago

Taken in "56 photographic snapshots" on albumen paper, Eadweard Muybridge recorded the movement of the horse and thus produced proof in 1878 that the creature briefly lifts all four legs off the ground and "hovers" in the air while it is galloping. Muybridge founded serial photography using technically complicated structures consisting of 12, 24 and eventually 36 cameras which took pictures in sequence. These early serial pictures and studies of human and animal movement sequences, known as chronophotography, provided important impulses for the development of moving pictures and are forerunners of the cinema film. Photography and film were, at the time, still very new technologies.

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