Jérusalem, Tombeau des rois de Juda, Frise supérieure et centrale 1854 Auguste Salzmann French For Salzmann history was in the details. Though the ravages of time, natural forces, and human conflict erased much of ancient cities, fragments hinted at the existence of civilizations such as the Kingdom of David, the Roman Empire, and earlier phases of the Ottoman Empireall models for Second Empire France. Salzmann’s focus on the smallest detailsa frieze’s vegetal decoration, loose statuary, a wall’s abstract patterns, or a helmet’s winged figuregives his photographs a rare combination of directness and ephemerality. He would return to the holy city on two more archaeological expeditions in the　1860s. The creation of the Jerusalem album was just one step on a costly and grueling path that carried him to Algeria, Egypt, and Greece in his efforts to reconstruct the past from archaeological ruins.. Jérusalem, Tombeau des rois de Juda, Frise supérieure et centrale 286952