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Passage Saint-Benoît (sixth arrondissement)

1864–1867
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 692
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
The motif of an opening or a “window” at the back of the picture appears in many compositions, and, like the small streets and alleys themselves, serves to connect the immediate foreground subject with other spaces just at the edge of the camera’s reach.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Passage Saint-Benoît (sixth arrondissement)
  • Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
  • Date: 1864–1867
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
  • Dimensions: image: 36.5 x 27.6 (14 3/8 x 10 7/8)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Musée Carnavalet, Paris
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs