Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Détails du Tombeau d'Absalom

Printer Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille French

1854

Not on view

This Hellenistic-Egyptian limestone tomb was erected in memory of King David’s rebellious son Absalom, who died about a thousand years before its construction. The structure’s style and origins fascinated Salzmann and led him to theorize that artisans descended from the Jewish slaves of Egypt described in the Book of Exodus had maintained Egyptian building traditions in ancient Israel. According to this theory, he placed the Jehoshaphat Valley series in the "Jewish Monuments" section of the final album.

Artwork Details

Title: Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Détails du Tombeau d'Absalom
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: 33 x 23.1 cm (13 x 9 1/8 in.)
Mount: 60 x 44.6 cm (23 5/8 x 17 9/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.373.47
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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