Charles MarvilleFrench, 1813–1879Sky Study, Paris
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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About the work
This view frames the city so that the dome of the chapel of Les Invalides—a retirement home and hospital for military veterans—dominates the skyline. In the 1850s, the light-sensitive coatings for photographic plates were incapable of properly exposing both earth and the sky in a single shot. Marville here set his camera to capture the dramatic sky and clouds, which meant that the city below, for the most part, became a dark mass of undifferentiated buildings. The scale, drama, and majesty of this natural spectacle overwhelm human achievements.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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- Accession number
- 1988.191
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
![[Cloud Study, Paris], Charles Marville, 1855–56](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP158027.jpg)
![[Cloud Study, Paris], Charles Marville, 1856–1857](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP273004.jpg)
