Arch of Constantine, Rome

c. 1858

James Anderson

James Anderson (British, 1813–1877)

Photography

Arch of Constantine, Rome, c. 1858. James Anderson (British, 1813–1877). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.7 x 36.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.133

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Anderson, James
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
Medium: albumen, print, from, wet, collodion, negative
Dimensions: Image: 27.7 x 36.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in pencil on recto: "Bogen des Constantin, zu Ehren des Sieges über den Maxentius (Rafael [?]) 312 erichtet, über der Triumphalstrasse, welche heir in die Via Sacra einmündete. Die Reliefs sind meistentheils zusammengetragen, so z. B. [zum Beispiel] vom Forum Trafans, überhaupt aus dieser classischen Zeit. Die Darstellungen, welche aus Constantins Zeit angefertigt sind, erscheinen roh und geistlos."
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1987.133
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: The Year in Review for 1987, CMA, February 24 - April 17, 1988: "Year in Review 1987," CMA Bulletin, 75 (February 1988), p. 66, no. 32. <br>CMA, June 29 - August 26, 1990: "The World Seen Anew: English and French Photographs of the 1850's," Gallery D, no exhibition catalogue.
Rights Statement: CC0