CAM Look | Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt by Joseph-Philibert Girault De Prangey | 4/15/21

Welcome to #CAMLook, your daily dose of the Cincinnati Art Museum. Each weekday, a staff member or volunteer will be sharing an object from the permanent collection and posing questions for discussion. Please check back at 10 am every day for a new work and a new conversation.

Today, Kristen Vincenty, assistant to the director, shares Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt by Joseph-Philibert Girault De Prangey.

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Originally posted on April 15, 2021, on the museum's CAM Connect Facebook Group:   / camconnect  

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Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892), France, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1843–1844, daguerreotype, 3 5/16 x 3 13/16 x 3/16 in. (8.4 x 9.7 x .5 cm), Museum Purchase: FotoFocus Art Purchase Fund, 2017.51