Caption

Serpentine Column in Constantinople, page, photomechanical print, title: 'Serpentine Column in the Hippodrome.', Constantinople, c. 1885 - in or before 1895, Ottoman Empire, paper, photoaquatint, height 94 mm x width 121 mm, column, pillar, architecture, Istanbul, Serpent Column, A black and white photograph shows an ornate wrought iron fence with swirling patterns supported by stone posts topped with rounded caps surrounding a tall twisted column. Behind the fence there are trees and a building with domed roof elements and arched windows, and a slender minaret rises above the foliage. A person stands near the fence on the right side, wearing a dark coat and hat and holding an object close to their face. The ground in front of the fenced area appears unpaved and textured.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_099

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.2Mb (7.5Mb) / 12.5in x 10.6in / 3756 x 3185 (300dpi)

Keywords

Serpentine Column Constantinople page photomechanical print title Hippodrome c 1885 - 1895 Ottoman Empire paper photoaquatint height 94 mm x width 121 mm column pillar architecture Istanbul Serpent Column black white photograph ornate wrought iron fence swirling patterns supported stone posts topped rounded caps surrounding tall twisted column fence trees building domed roof elements arched windows slender minaret rises foliage person stands near right side wearing dark coat hat holding object close face ground front fenced area unpaved textured