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Fragment of the ‘Giant Cyclorama’

attributed to Gebroeders Borgmann, c. 1853

In presenting the Giant Cyclorama, 1.5 kilometres of painted paper was rolled from spool to spool during a two-hour period. Without having to move physically, the spectator was transported over mountains and valleys while enjoying accompanying music and stories. This 23-metre stretch covers the last part of the journey, when the viewer arrived in sun-drenched Italy. Such moving panoramas were very popular in the 19th century, until the advent of moving pictures or cinema, as we know it.

  • Artwork typeinterieuronderdeel
  • Object numberBK-18283-A
  • Dimensionswidth 180 cm x length 2309 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Fragment of the ‘Giant Cyclorama’

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-18283-A

  • Description

    Fragment van een bewegend panorama met voorstellingen van idyllische landschappen, waar figuren zich op ontspannen manier in bewegen. Deze rol maakt deel uit van een verzameling van zes rollen; enkele rollen hebben repeterende langwerpige verticale vochtvlekken of zelfs gaten. Zie tevens: BK-18283-b/f.

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: attributed to Gebroeders Borgmann, Berlin
    • painter: attributed to Heinrich Heyl

  • Dating

    c. 1853

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  • Dimensions

    width 180 cm x length 2309 cm

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