Siloam and the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
date: label: Date
content: February 7 and 10, 1868
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of an area of Jerusalem known as Siloam. Viewed from a slightly elevated perspective, a road runs through a gully at lower left while, at right, several rectangular buildings are situated on a steep hillside. In the background, rolling terrain spotted with trees rises to a high horizon where a group of white buildings are shown at center right.
label: Description
content: Verso: Architectural study of the minaret of the White Mosque of Ramla in present-day Israel. In the foreground, two leafless trees flank a ruined wall. At center, the rectangular tower rises high and dominates the composition. The upper two levels are characterized by a triple arched decorative scheme, while fixed buttresses support the lower half. T right, a herd of livestock graze under a ruined arch.
place: label: place depicted
content: Jerusalem, Israel
label: place depicted
content: East 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: 1917-4-454
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache
label: Dimensions
content: 17.6 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)