Cologne: The south facade of the cathedral under construction, 1855

Title

Cologne: The south facade of the cathedral under construction

Photographer

• Bisson Frères

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography
• architectural photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links in der Fotografie: Signaturstempel: Bisson frères

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Cathedrale de Cologne, portail principale

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• building
• window
• construction (technique)
• Cologne
• Cologne Cathedral
• portal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Four Evangelists
• Matthew (evangelist)
• Mark (evangelist)
• Luke (evangelist)
• John the Evangelist
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• Veronica (saint)
• Pontius Pilate

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Arnold von Köln
• Konrad Kuene
• Friedrich Adolf Ahlert
• Ernst Friedrich Zwirner

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 21,7-11
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,20-29
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,36-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,11-59
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 28,1-9
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,17-25
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,32-43
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,1-46
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 16,6-9
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 35, 35-38
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,14-23
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,39-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,1-53
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 24,1-7
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 12,12-15
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 13,1-30
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,1-3
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,28-20,28
• Bibel, Neues Testament, 1. Korinther 15,20