Plate Number 271. Arising from the ground with a paper in left hand 1887

Eadweard Muybridge’s "Plate Number 271. Arising from the ground with a paper in left hand" from 1887 is a series of sequential photographs that capture the motion of a woman rising from a seated position. This work, considered a key piece in the development of motion picture technology, showcases Muybridge's groundbreaking photographic studies of animal and human movement, which revolutionized the understanding of motion in art and science. The use of multiple frames to depict a continuous action, a technique known as chronophotography, paved the way for the development of motion pictures and influenced artists like Marcel Duchamp and the Futurists.