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Human Generated Data

Title

On the Glacier Blanc, in the Dauphiny

Date

c. 1885

People

Artist: Vittorio Sella, Italian 1859-1943

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.1045

Human Generated Data

Title

On the Glacier Blanc, in the Dauphiny

People

Artist: Vittorio Sella, Italian 1859-1943

Date

c. 1885

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.1045

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-09

Nature 99.8
Outdoors 99.6
Mountain 99.5
Person 99.4
Human 99.4
Ice 99.3
Person 99
Person 98.2
Glacier 95.1
Snow 95.1
Soil 84.7
Person 81.8
Painting 79.7
Art 79.7
Bird 75.6
Animal 75.6
Sand 74.1

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

people 99.5
landscape 98.4
man 98.2
mountain 97.8
snow 97.6
water 96.9
art 96.3
one 95.8
hike 95.6
print 95
travel 94.5
adult 94.4
beach 94.3
two 94
woman 92.4
sky 92.1
adventure 92
rock 91.8
winter 91.7
desert 91.4

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

snow 80.2
mountain 54.5
ice 45.7
winter 43.4
landscape 42.4
mountains 38.9
sky 37.6
sand 34.5
glacier 33.7
peak 27.1
cold 26.7
soil 23.8
travel 20.4
slope 20
rock 20
scenic 19.3
clouds 18.6
earth 18.6
high 18.2
tree 16.9
weather 16.9
scenery 16.2
hill 15.9
outdoors 15.7
water 15.4
ski 15.3
alpine 14.7
outdoor 14.5
frozen 14.3
forest 13.9
vacation 13.9
frost 13.4
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sunny 12.1
ocean 12.1
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range 11.8
hiking 11.5
rocks 11.3
park 10.7
freeze 10.7
trees 10.7
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cloud 10.3
stone 10.3
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river 9.8
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lake 8.2
horizon 8.1
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sea 7.8
mount 7.8
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sport 7.4
dam 7.4
calm 7.3
sunset 7.2
summer 7.1
spring 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-09

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-09

snow 99.6
outdoor 97.7
mountain 97.1
text 96.8
hiking 81.2
skiing 77.7
landscape 52.9

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Painting
Bird
Person 99.4%

Categories

Imagga

paintings art 99.6%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-22

a photograph of a group of people on skis in the snow -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-17

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression: The image is a black and white photograph, seemingly vintage due to the style and tone. It depicts a group of climbers traversing a snowy, mountainous landscape, possibly a glacier.

Composition: The photograph is composed with a focus on the dramatic terrain and the small figures of the climbers. The foreground features a large crevasse (a deep crack in the ice) that cuts diagonally across the image, adding a sense of depth and danger. The climbers are positioned along a line leading toward the mountains, drawing the eye upward.

Key Elements:

  • Mountains: Majestic, snow-covered mountains dominate the background, emphasizing the scale of the environment and the climbers' challenging task.
  • Crevasse: The prominent crevasse is a visual focal point, conveying the precariousness of the journey and the potential hazards of the landscape.
  • Climbers: Four silhouetted figures are seen making their way across the snow. They use walking sticks to help navigate. Their small size highlights the immensity of their surroundings.
  • Snowy Landscape: The entire scene is blanketed in snow, with textures of the snow creating shadows and highlights.

Atmosphere/Mood: The photograph evokes a sense of adventure, awe, and the challenges of mountaineering. The vastness of the landscape, the starkness of the black and white, and the tiny figures of the climbers create a feeling of isolation and the raw power of nature.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-17

The image shows a black and white photograph of four people mountaineering in a glacial landscape. The photo is bordered by a white margin with photo corners.

In the foreground, the focus is on the textured snow surface, which is heavily marked with ridges and undulations. A large crevasse is prominently featured, a deep, dark fissure cutting through the ice.

Above this, four figures are trekking in a line. They are dressed in dark clothing and appear to be carrying poles, indicating a deliberate mountaineering expedition. A rope connects them, a precautionary measure for traversing such terrain.

The background features a majestic mountain range, their jagged peaks covered with snow. Some peaks are shrouded in clouds, adding to the drama of the scene. There are also large ice formations and snow-covered plateaus that stretch into the distance.

The overall impression is one of a harsh yet beautiful environment, highlighting the challenges and rewards of mountaineering. The lighting is fairly even, allowing for good contrast between the snow and the climbers' dark silhouettes.