Maxime Lalanne

Ruins of the Gallien Palace in Bordeaux

1866–68 · etching · Sheet: 42.3 x 29.7 cm (16 5/8 x 11 11/16 in.); Platemark: 35.2 x 26 cm (13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

Ruins of the Gallien Palace in Bordeaux, Lalanne, 1866–68
Cleveland Museum of Art

Lalanne, Ruins of the Gallien Palace in Bordeaux, 1866–68. etching.

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of John Bonebrake

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  • Find the eye level. Every window sill above it tilts down, every one below tilts up.
  • Look at how the hatching changes direction from wall to roof.

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