LŪX | LIGHT: A Photography Exhibition of Ancient Art with Jaron James
Past exhibition
Jaron James
A photographic print of an Egyptian limestone relief, 2022
Digital print on giclée lustre paper
Unframed
Unframed
50 x 70 cm
Edition of 100
£ 600.00
This striking photograph captures the details of the Ptolemaic queen or goddess carved in limestone, in sunken relief. The relief dates to the Ptolemaic Period, circa 332 - 32 BC.
This striking photograph captures the details of the Ptolemaic queen or goddess carved in limestone, in sunken relief. The relief dates to the Ptolemaic Period, circa 332 - 32 BC.
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By the Ptolemaic period, the depiction of, and iconography associated with queens and goddesses had become almost indistinguishable. Ptolemaic queens up until Cleopatra VII were depicted as idealised, desirable, wearing long tightly fitting dresses that enhanced their figures as much as they covered.We are delighted to be collaborating with photographer Jaron James on this project. Having worked together for many years photographing beautiful and captivating objects, the idea for this exhibition arose from Jaron’s pleasure in shooting select parts of objects, the details.
Jaron James (b.1975) graduated in Documentary Photography in 2000 from Newport University, South Wales. Since then Jaron has photographed for The Science Museum, and worked at the Victoria & Albert Museum for five years.
Now freelancing, Jaron works with a strong client base which includes The National Trust, English Heritage, Leighton House, Art UK, The Powell Cotton Museum and various important Fine Art and Ancient Art dealers.