Italian Dagger, 16th Century, Léon Vidal
Léon Vidal
Italian Dagger, 16th Century
de
Back to top

Léon Vidal

Italian Dagger, 16th Century, ca. 1876


Darstellung
32.4 x 17.7 cm
Physical Description
Vidal photochromy
Inventory Number
St.F.199
Acquisition
Acquired in 2011 as a gift from Uta and Wilfried Wiegand, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
Not on display

Texts

About the Work

The world is a colourful place, but it would be several decades before this was properly represented in photography. Léon Vidal was one of the pioneers of colour photography. In 1872 he registered his photochromy technique in Paris. In this highly elaborate photomechanical printing method, which requires several black-and-white negatives, colour is added in the final stages of the production process. This photograph shows a masterpiece of goldsmithery, a sixteenth-century dagger, against a blood-red background.

Work Data

Work Content

Similar works

  • All

More to discover

Albums

Contact

Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work?

Last update

02.12.2024