Jérusalem, Vallée de Hinnom, Retraite des Apôtres
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 23.5 x 32.8 cm (9 1/4 x 12 15/16 in.) Mount: 44.8 x 59.7 cm (17 5/8 x 23 1/2 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
2005.100.373.27
Tags
Art Historical Context
This salted paper print from 1854 captures the ancient ruins in Jerusalem's Valley of Hinnom, known as the Retraite des Apôtres (Retreat of the Apostles), a site tied to early Christian history. Photographed by Auguste Salzmann during his pioneering expedition to the Holy Land in 1853–54, the image vividly documents weathered architecture amid dramatic landscapes, evoking the biblical valley's layered past—from ancient sacrifices to its role in religious lore. Produced by the Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard in Lille, a leading early photography studio, the work employs the calot...
About the Artist
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann ( |French) · |1851 – |1855
French|French, active 1851–55