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Auguste Salzmann — Jerusalem, Valley of Josaphat, Tomb of St. James (Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Tombeau de Saint Jacques)
Auguste Salzmann

Jerusalem, Valley of Josaphat, Tomb of St. James (Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Tombeau de Saint Jacques)

1854

Sacred topography meets early photographic technology in this documentary image that helped bring distant biblical landscapes to European audiences for the first time.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Auguste Salzmann, Jerusalem, Valley of Josaphat, Tomb of St. James (Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Tombeau de Saint Jacques), 1854

Sacred topography meets early photographic technology in this documentary image that helped bring distant biblical landscapes to European audiences for the first time.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1854
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Photography, French, Documentary, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, Middle East, Architecture, 1854, Salted Paper Print

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