Perumal Temple Vimana from Corner of Court, Madurai
Cleveland Museum of Art

Perumal Temple Vimana from Corner of Court, Madurai

Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902) · 1858

albumen print from a waxed paper negative
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The architecture was probably painted with bright colors, but Linnaeus Tripe’s photographic technology captured only a monochromatic range of tones.

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