  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  The art of photography lies in its ability to enhance our awareness of human experience and broaden our perception of eras and civilizations from the past. French photographers were among the first to photograph architecture and cities extensively. These images reflect the significance of architecture as a means of expressing a place&acirc;&#128;&#153;s unique character and history as well as the endurance and changing nature of cities. In 1854, Auguste Salzmann photographed early Christian architecture to aid with the research and dating of buildings in the Holy Land, including this detail from a church founded on the site where Christians believe Jesus died.
  
  
  Title
  Jerusalem, Saint Sepulcre, Details of Capitals
  
  
  Artwork Date
  1854
  
  Artist
  Auguste Salzmann
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  1824-1872
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
  Please note:
  Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events.
  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  French
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
  Please note:
  Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group.
  
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Salted paper print from waxed paper negative
  
  
  Dimensions
  Image: 9 3/8 &Atilde;&#151; 13 inches (23.8 &Atilde;&#151; 33 cm)
  Sheet: 15 3/4 &Atilde;&#151; 22 3/8 inches (40 &Atilde;&#151; 56.8 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Photographs
  
  
  Department
  Prints, Drawings &amp; Photographs
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, Graphic Arts and Photography General Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  1994.92
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
