Plate Number 273. Baseball, pitching 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 273. Baseball, pitching" (1887) is a photographic study of a man in motion. The work is a sequence of twenty images, each capturing a fraction of a second, as the man pitches a ball. This groundbreaking series, produced by the pioneering photographer Muybridge, revolutionized the understanding of human movement and influenced artists like Thomas Eakins. The series' visual impact lies in the clear depiction of the sequential stages of motion, offering a rare and captivating glimpse into the mechanics of human action. Muybridge’s photographic studies, also known as chronophotography, contributed significantly to the development of motion pictures and continue to fascinate viewers with their scientific precision and artistic beauty.