Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Moulure judaïque formant pied-droit de l'une des portes romaines
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 32.7 x 22.7 cm (12 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.) Mount: 60 x 44.9 cm (23 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.373.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking salted paper print captures a detailed view of an ancient architectural fragment from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, or Enceinte du Temple. Created in 185 by Auguste Salzmann and printed at the Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard in Lille, the image highlights a Jewish molding that forms the jamb of one of the Roman gates. The photograph’s soft, matte tones and precise rendering reveal the weathered stonework, inviting viewers to appreciate the layered history embedded in the structure. Salzmann’s work belongs to one of the earliest systematic photographic surveys of Jerusa...
About the Artist
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann ( |French) · |1851 – |1855
French|French, active 1851–55