ticketsMember | Make a donation

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Piscine probatique, 1

1854
Not on view
In this transverse view of an ancient reservoir, new plant life overtakes the rolling topography. Salzmann arrived in Jerusalem New Year’s Day 1854. By day he studied the city; at night he prepared negatives at the Franciscan monastery where he stayed. When six weeks of torrential rain interrupted this work, he dressed, in his words, "like an Eskimo," struggling in the piercing cold to adjust the delicate photographic chemistry in a new environment. After the rain had ceased, he observed that "strange vegetation had started to sprout" all over the city, adding to its otherworldly character.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Piscine probatique, 1
  • Artist: Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)
  • Printer: Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille (French, active 1851–55)
  • Date: 1854
  • Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
  • Dimensions: Image: 22.7 x 32.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    Mount: 44.4 x 59.9 cm (17 1/2 x 23 9/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.373.20
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Jerusalem, Etude et reproduction photographique des monuments de la ville sainte depuis l' époque judaique jusqu'à nos jours 1856, Auguste Salzmann French, Salted paper prints from paper negatives
Jerusalem, Etude et reproduction photographique des monuments de la ville sainte depuis l' époque judaique jusqu'à nos jours 1856
Auguste Salzmann
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1854, printed 1856
Mémoire sur la nature et l'âge respectif des divers appareils de maçonnerie employés dans l'enceinte extérieure du Harem-Ech-Chérif de Jérusalem
Multiple artists/makers
1860s
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, Vue générale de la Chapelle du Calvaire, Auguste Salzmann French, Salted paper print from paper negative
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, Vue générale de la Chapelle du Calvaire
Auguste Salzmann
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1854
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, abside, Auguste Salzmann French, Salted paper print from paper negative
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, abside
Auguste Salzmann
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1854
Jérusalem, croix en argent ciselé, donnée par Louis XIII à l'Eglise du Saint Sépulcre, Auguste Salzmann French, Salted paper prints from paper negative
Jérusalem, croix en argent ciselé, donnée par Louis XIII à l'Eglise du Saint Sépulcre
Auguste Salzmann
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1854

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.