Description

Description: This original Grand Tour albumen photograph is signed in the negative: “292. Mont des Oliviers Jérusalem Bonfils”.

The image shows the Mount of Olives, a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. Several key events in the life of Jesus, as related in the Gospels, took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary, the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage.

8 5/8″ x 11″ image on a plain mount that measures: 9 1/2″ x 11 1/2″. Item #P00324

Condition: Mount corners bumped, slightly bowed. Overall very good condition with fine contrast and resolution.