Constantinople: Interior of the Hagia Sophia, 1869

Title

Constantinople: Interior of the Hagia Sophia

Studio

• Abdullah Frères

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• local photography
• documentary 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 Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: St. Sophie

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
• interior

Main Motif

• interior space
• pillar
• sign
• Constantinople
• Hagia Sophia

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Justinian I (Byzantine emperor)
• Milesius Isidorus
• Trallianus Anthemius
• Ali Ibn-Abi-Talib
• Hagia Sophia Museum

Primary

• 61F(HAGIA SOPHIA) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (HAGIA SOPHIA)
• 61E(KONSTANTINOPEL) names of cities and villages (KONSTANTINOPEL)
• 48C1 architecture
• 48C1412 interior ~ representation of a building
• 11Q713 interior of church

Secondary

• 48C16 architectural detail
• 48C1621 arcade ~ architecture
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 49L1 letters, alphabet, script