Gezicht in de Kleine Eetzaal van Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn 1900 - 1930

Richard Tepe made this photograph of the Kleine Eetzaal in Paleis Het Loo, probably with a large format camera and a lot of patience. I can only imagine what it must have been like for Tepe to set up his equipment in this grandiose space. He probably wanted to capture the essence of the room. You can see a dance of light and shadow across the intricate details of the architecture, it almost looks like a stage set. The sepia tone softens the sharpness of the architectural details and casts a warm glow, inviting you to imagine the conversations and events that might have unfolded in this room. As a painter, I often think about how photographers like Tepe were thinking about capturing something other than reality, perhaps aiming at the same sense of depth, texture, and form that painters have been striving to achieve for centuries. The conversation between painting and photography is never ending and so inspiring.