This is a photograph of a stone column with a decorative capital, set against a blurred architectural backdrop. The image captures a classical stone column, intricately carved, with the upper part of the column featuring an ornate capital. The focus is mainly on the column itself with the background showing a building facade, slightly out of focus. The sepia tones of the photograph lend an antique feel to the entire scene.

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Rostral Column

Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)

1868, printed 1878-1881

Medium: albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image: 21.27 x 27.94 cm (8 3/8 x 11 in.) ; mount: 43.66 x 61.44 cm (17 3/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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