The Probatic Pool, Jerusalem

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The Probatic Pool, Jerusalem

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Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

French Daguerreotypist · 1804–1892

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Until recently, pioneering daguerreotypist Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey was unknown in the world of fine-art photography. His extraordinary images were discovered in a storeroom of his estate in the 1920s and only made known some eighty years later. Girault de Prangey studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and learned daguerreotypy in 1841, the same year inventor Louis-Jacque

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Date: 1844
Medium: Daguerreotype
Culture: French
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Jerusalem's Probatic Pool was believed to be the site of a miracle performed by Jesus. According to the Bible, he healed a man who had been lame for thirty-eight years. By exploiting the strong sunlight and deep shadows, Girault de Prangey not only captured the essence of a minimalist subject in a way not possible with painting or drawing, but also enhanced its mystery. The Museum's collection of Girault de Prangey works is one of the largest held by an American institution.

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