Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
date: label: Date
content: April 1, 1868
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: made in
content: Jerusalem, Israel
label: place depicted
content: Jerusalem, Israel
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-341
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Oil and graphite on paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: 29.9 × 47.1 cm (11 3/4 × 18 9/16 in.)