Turkish Carpet Bazaar, Cairo
Unknown
ca. 1880
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
28.2 x 22 cm (11 1/8 x 8 11/16 in. )
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, John A. and Margaret H. Cook Fund Inc. Gift, 2000
Accession Number
2000.179a, b
Tags
MenMarkets
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...