St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
ca. 1860
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/8 × 10 9/16 in. (33.4 × 26.8 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
2005.100.1161
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Photographs Department, where this captivating salted paper print from around 1860 transports us to Moscow's Red Square. Titled *St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow*, this 13 1/8 × 10 9/16-inch image captures the whimsical, onion-domed silhouette of one of Russia's most iconic landmarks. Built between 1555 and 1561 under Ivan the Terrible to celebrate victories in the Russo-Kazan Wars, the cathedral's vibrant, tent-like spires and colorful patterns symbolize a pinnacle of 16th-century Russian Orthodox architecture, blending Eastern and Western ...
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...