Who created "[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]"?

[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria] was created by John Beasley Greene in 1853–54.

What medium is "[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]"?

[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria] is Salted paper print from paper negative.

Is "[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]" in the public domain?

Yes, [Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]

Q: When was "[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]" created?

This artwork was created 1853–54.

John Beasley Greene

1853–54

Medium

Salted paper print from paper negative

Dimensions

Image: 11 7/16 × 8 15/16 in. (29.1 × 22.7 cm)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005

Accession Number

2005.100.763

Tags

SculptureMuseums

Art Historical Context

Step into the ancient world through the lens of John Beasley Greene *Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell Algeria* (1853–54), a salted paper print from a paper negative that captures marble sculptures housed in this North African museum. Cherchell, the Roman city of Caesarea Mauretaniae, was a treasure trove of classical artifacts during the French colonial era, and Greene—an American-born archaeologist and pioneering photographer—expertly documented its holdings. His image reveals neatly arranged busts and torsos, evoking the grandeur of Greco-Roman antiquity amid a 19th-century setting. T...

[Antiquities in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]

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