Jérusalem: Église de Sainte Marie Madeleine (Jerusalem: Church of St. Mary Magdalene)

1854

Auguste Salzmann

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Auguste Salzmann

Artist, French, 1824 - 1872

The image displays an ancient ruin from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, with a sloping hill covered in scattered vegetation. The stone ruins, walls, rubble, and overgrown areas are visible. The stones look weathered, with a grayscale color palette, creating a historical appearance. The composition leads the eye from the stonework to the distant landscape.

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Provenance

(Ralph Herz, New York); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 2002; NGA purchase, 2018.

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Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top right in graphite: n8; lower center printed in black ink: Aug Salzmann / JÉRUSALEM / ÉGLISE DE SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE; lower left printed in black ink: Gide et J. Baudry, èditeurs.; lower right printed in black ink: Imp. Photogr. de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille.; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: R1093

Wikidata ID

Q64145078

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