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Francis Frith — Banias, The Ancient Caesaria, Phillippi
Francis Frith

Banias, The Ancient Caesaria, Phillippi

1857

Located at the source of the Jordan River, the ancient city presents itself through Frith's lens as a romantic ruin amid verdant landscape. The albumen print captures the intersection of natural beauty and biblical history that made such sites compelling to 19th-century European audiences.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 14 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)

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Francis Frith, Banias, The Ancient Caesaria, Phillippi, 1857

Located at the source of the Jordan River, the ancient city presents itself through Frith's lens as a romantic ruin amid verdant landscape. The albumen print captures the intersection of natural beauty and biblical history that made such sites compelling to 19th-century European audiences.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 14 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Serene, Documentary, Landscape, Historical, Ancient Ruins, Travel, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art