Jérusalem, Arc de l'Ecce-Homo

Auguste Salzmann|Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille

1854 · Salted paper print from paper negative · Photographs

A miniature cityscape is framed by the half-moon of a second-century Roman arch. The sloped path below, known as the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows), serves as a popular pilgrimage route. As a biblical archaeologist, Salzmann chose to record this site for its association with the New Testament trial and conviction of Jesus. With its name, ecce homo (behold the man), the arch stands in for the condemned man forced to carry a cross to his own crucifixion.

Artist

Auguste Salzmann|Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille

Date

1854

Medium

Salted paper print from paper negative

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005