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Plate Number 756. Pigeon flying

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This photograph shows a series of images capturing a bird in flight. The image consists of multiple frames, each showing a different moment in the bird's flight. The frames are lined up in two rows, with the top row showing the bird moving from right to left and the bottom row showing the bird moving from left to right. The background of each frame is a grid pattern. The focus is on the bird's dynamic motion, highlighting the flow and rhythm of flight. The piece effectively uses sequential imagery to analyze and convey the mechanics of the bird's movement.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
5101 × 1545 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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