[Re-photograph of the series The Seven Words" mounted in elaborately carved frame with classical columns and inscription on architrave]" – Vintage Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Re-photograph of the series The Seven Words" mounted in elaborately carved frame with classical columns and inscription on architrave]", preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Re-photograph of the series The Seven Words" mounted in elaborately carved frame with classical columns and inscription on architrave]"
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The sitter is the Boston photographer F. Holland Day, who posed himself as Christ, with a crown of thorns, for this re-photograph of a plate from *The Seven Words*. Made in 1898, the series took its title from the seven phrases traditionally attributed to Jesus on the cross, and the platinum printing gives the tableaux a soft, painterly tone. Day's staging, with its carved architectural frame and inscription, reflects his interest in sacred art and theatrical display, and the work provoked strong reactions when it was shown. This copy reproduces the series as it was published, not the original plate.
| Created / published | [1898] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : platinum ; 3 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (82 x 339 mm). |
| Genre | Platinum prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Published titles: The seven words (1 + 4); The seven last words (2-3). Model: F.H. Day. People: Men. Title and other data comes from a curatorial worksheet compiled at LC in 1992-93. Forms part of the Louise Imogen Guiney Collection. Cite as: The Louise Imogen Guiney Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1934 (DLC/PP-1934:33). Anonymous gift to the Library of Congress, 1934. Exhibited: Acting the Part: A History of the Sacred Photograph, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 2006. |
| Subjects | Jesus Christ--Portrayals. Day, F. Holland (Fred Holland),--1864-1933--Performances. Crown of thorns. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,147 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217339 |
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