Temple of Horus at Edfu
Antonio Beato
Description
Subject Matter:
As with many of Beato's photographs of Egyptian archaeological sites, this image depicts the Temple at Edfu from a slight oblique angle, which dramatizes the scale and significance of the building within the larger complex visible behind and below it. The deceptively simple viewpoint serves both aesthetic and informational functions: it simultaneously conveys the appearance and three-dimensionality of the structure, while taking advantage of raking light to render visible the carved motifs and inscriptions on the surface of the building. These particularly well-preserved carvings refer to the god Horus to whom the temple is dedicated.
Physical Description:
Egyptian temple decorated with carved motifs seen from a slight oblique angle.
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