Constantine Column, ca. 1870 – 1875

Title

Constantine Column

Photographer

• Pascal Sébah

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• architectural photography
• local 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 (Negativ): Handschriftlich: Colonne Constantin; Const. No. 86.
Signiert recto unten rechts in der Fotografie (Negativ): Handschriftlich: P. Sébah.
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Colonne Constantin.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• 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
• city view

Main Motif

• building
• column
• Istanbul
• Column of Constantine

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Constantine I (Roman emperor)

Primary

• 61E(ISTANBUL) names of cities and villages (ISTANBUL)
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 61F(ÇEMBERLITAŞ SÜTUNU (Istanbul)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ÇEMBERLITAŞ SÜTUNU (Istanbul))
• 61E(ISTANBUL-FÂTIH) names of cities and villages (ISTANBUL-FÂTIH)

Secondary

• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 47G52 stone ~ building material