Object Details
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Study for the finished painting, "Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives." In the foreground, the nearby slope of the mount is shown with three olives trees and a figure sitting on a stone at lower left. In the middle distance, across the Valley of Jesophat, the city of Jerusalem is prominently shown. Beyond the city walls, the Dome of the Rock is notably visible atop the al-Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount. Behind, the numerous roofs of city buildings extend to the horizon and reflect the sun's glow. Above, thick, billowing clouds part at center, allowing the sun's light to cascade over the city.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis P. Church
- April 1, 1868
- Accession Number
- 1917-4-341
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Oil and graphite on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 29.9 × 47.1 cm (11 3/4 × 18 9/16 in.)
- made in
- Jerusalem, Israel
- place depicted
- Jerusalem, Israel
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1917-4-341
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41571acfe-bf79-48de-84d9-7cf1b6c1c70e
