Mummy, Glass Plate C. 1900

Mummy, Franz Stoedtner Archive, Berlin Glass plate Size 10 x 8.5cm with support La Valise Arlésienne After studying art history, Dr. Frantz Stoedtner founded the Dr. Franz Stoedtner Institute for Scientific Projection in 1895, with the aim of offering photographic images as image material for conferences and publications. Stoedtner was one of the most important pioneers of documentary photography, particularly in the field of art history, but also in other fields. First used with the magic lantern for entertainment, the photographic plate established itself in the last quarter of the 19th century as a tool particularly suited to the production and dissemination of knowledge but also aesthetically as a tourist object, witness to great journeys or important events. https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/momie-plaque-de-verre-c-1900