Eduard Valenta

The Völklingen Ironworks flooded in red light
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze

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Valenta eduard in photographische correspondenz jg63 1927 nr08 nr757 s251 upscale 1
Copyright: Anonymous | Public Domain

Born in 1857 in Vienna, Austria
Died in 1937 in Vienna, Austria

Work

Unicornfish and grey-headed surgeonfish

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In: Versuche über Photographie mittelst der Röntgen'schen Strahlen
Copyright: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | akg images

Right at the start of the exhibition, visitors can see fish, frogs and snakes X-rayed by Josef Maria Eder and Eduard Valenta. These images were taken immediately after the discovery of X-rays and already hint at the new possibilities this technique offered for studying the animal world.