19th century

Julia Margaret Cameron – Poetry of Portraits

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I longed to capture all the beauty that appeared before me, and finally that longing was fulfilled. – Julia Margaret Cameron English photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is one of the most significant photographers of the 19th century. Although an exceptional portraitist, she was unjustly neglected and forgotten for a long time, but today her works … Read more

Nubian Pyramids

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In the early 19th century, there was excited discussion in cultural circles of the Western world about the discovery of a monument of incredible beauty south of Egypt, in Sudan. Numerous European and American explorers wrote about the existence of magnificent temples and numerous pyramids south of Aswan, between the First and Sixth cataracts of … Read more