Frederic Edwin Church¡¯s monumental Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives shows the Holy City embedded in a panoramic landscape under an expansive, cloud-filled sky. Travelers in the foreground invite actual viewers of the painting to wonder at the scene, while the Dome of the Rock sits near the center of the composition. To assist original viewers of the painting in locating Jerusalem¡¯s sacred sites in the composition, the painter published a related geographical key.The only pupil of Thomas Cole, Church raised American landscape painting to new heights of grandeur. Spectators flocked to Jerusalem¡¯s debut in New York in 1871, often using opera glasses to see its astonishing details more clearly. Church identified Jerusalem as his best work. Title Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives Creator Frederic Edwin Church Creator Lifespan 1826 - 1900 Date Created 1870 Physical Dimensions w2143 x h1377.95 in (Unframed) Type Painting Rights Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation Medium Oil on canvas Culture American
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