Karnak, a view from the north

Karnak, a view from the north
This photo depicts the temple in Karnak from the north side. In the photo, on the right, there is an obelisk. To the right of it are the remains of the tample.

The collection of A. Beato photographs in the Archaeological museum in Dubrovnik contains cultural-historical monuments from various locations in Upper Egypt. The biggest numbers of photographs were shot in the region of ancient Thebes, one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt. Besides the photos of Karnak (11), Luxor (8) and Medinet Habu (6), the temple of god Horus in Edfu (5) and temple complex on the island of Philae (7) were also recorded.

Archaeological museum in Dubrovnik house very valuable collection of A. Beato photographs which could be compared with the ones from Los Angeles, New York and Florence. These photographs could be very valuable tool for the research of the history of the taken sites and monuments, and for all those who are interesting about the tourism and tourist travels to Egypt during the second half of the 19th century.


Catalogue entry

Karnak, a view from the north
Dubrovnik museums, Dubrovnik
Archaeological museum
inv. no. 1687
Karnak - Thebes, Upper Egypt
Antonio Beato, 1862-1882
cardboard: albumen print
26 x 40 cm
donation, Amerling family

Resources

  • Tomorad, Mladen. „Foundation of the Ancient Egyptian Collections in Croatia: Travellers, Private Collectors and the Genesis of the Collections (1800-1920)“. U: Hudakova, Lubica; Hudec, Jozef (ur.). Egypt and Austria IX: Perception of the Orient in Central Europe (1800-1918). Krakow, 2016: 325-340, 405. 330.
  • Tomorad, Mladen. Staroegipatska civilizacija, sv. II: Uvod u egiptološke studije. Zagreb, 2017. 69.
  • Tomorad, Mladen; Štimac, Ivana. „Visualizing Egypt in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum in Dubrovnik and the Newspaper/travel Reports Published by Grga Novak between 1933 and 1945“. U: Júnová Macková, Adéla; Storchová, Lucie; Jún, Libor (ur.). Egypt and Austria X: Visualizing the Orient: Central Europe and the Near East in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Prague, 2016: 229-244. 229-234.