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Francis Frith — Convent of Mar-Saba, Near Jerusalem
Francis Frith

Convent of Mar-Saba, Near Jerusalem

1857

Perched dramatically on a cliff face in the Judean Desert, the ancient monastery appears almost to merge with the rocky landscape in Frith's composition. The photograph represents both his technical skill in capturing extreme contrasts and his documentation of Christian pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 11 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)

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Francis Frith, Convent of Mar-Saba, Near Jerusalem, 1857

Perched dramatically on a cliff face in the Judean Desert, the ancient monastery appears almost to merge with the rocky landscape in Frith's composition. The photograph represents both his technical skill in capturing extreme contrasts and his documentation of Christian pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 11 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, Architectural, Photograph, Landscape, Historical, Middle East, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art