Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Piscine probatique, 1
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 22.7 x 32.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.) Mount: 44.4 x 59.9 cm (17 1/2 x 23 9/16 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
2005.100.373.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the ancient heart of Jerusalem with *Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Pisc probatique, 1* (1854), a salted paper print by French photographer Auguste Salzmann, by the innovative Imprimerie photographique Blanquart-Évrard in Lille. This evocative image captures the rugged ruins of the Temple enclosure and the Probatic Poolbiblical Bethesda, site of Jesus's healing miracle—showcasing weathered stone arches and architectural remnants that whisper of antiquity. Created just a decade after photography's invention, this work from a paper negative exemplifies early calotype techniques, prize...
About the Artist
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann ( |French) · |1851 – |1855
French|French, active 1851–55