Jérusalem. Façade de l'Église Ste. Anne.
1860 or later
Medium
Albumen silver print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 11 in. × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm) Mount: 17 15/16 × 23 1/4 in. (45.5 × 59 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.500.3 (6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Photographs department find *Jérusalem. Façade de l'Église Ste Anne* (Jerusalem. Façade of the Church St. Anne), a 1860s albumen silver print from a paper by the collaborative team of J. Blondeau, Antonin, Louis decq, and H. Jannin. Measuring 11 x 8 9/16 inches on its mount, this image precisely captures the ornate stone facade of the historic Crus-era church in Jerusalem's Old City, highlighting its Romanesque arches, doorways, and intricate carvings bathed in sharp midday light. Created in the mid-19th century, when photography was revolutionizin...
About the Artist
J. Blondeau et Antonin|Louis de Clercq|H. Jannin (French|French|French) · 1837 | | –1901 | |
French, 1837–1901|French|