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Plate Number 519. A: Throwing a disk. B: Ascending a step. C: Walking

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of black and white sequential images capturing the movement of a figure. The top row shows dynamic actions, likely a leap or a run. The middle and bottom rows show the figure ascending a step and walking steadily. The images resemble early motion study photography, documenting changes in posture and position to analyze movement. Each frame is numbered for scientific documentation.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3243 × 2490 px
Public Domain
Yes
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