The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem
Francesco Hayez, 1867
Temple burning under Roman assault — Trajanic-grade conquest fire.
About this work
Francesco Hayez's The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem shows the Roman army storming Jerusalem in AD 70 and destroying the Second Temple at the climax of the First Jewish Revolt. Hayez based his picture on the account of the historian Josephus, a captured Jewish commander who watched the siege from the Roman side. He began the painting in 1860 and took seven years to finish it, and it was shown at the annual exhibition of the Brera Academy in Milan in 1867. The siege was led by Titus, son of the emperor Vespasian, with four legions and auxiliaries numbering at least 48,200 soldiers. In the month of Av the Romans captured the Temple Mount and destroyed the Temple, an event still mourned each year in Judaism on Tisha B'Av, and over the following weeks they demolished most of the city. Spoils from the Temple, including the menorah, were later paraded in Titus's triumph in Rome and carved on the Arch of Titus. Hayez (1791–1882), born in Venice to a poor family, was a leading figure of Romanticism in Milan. The painting is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
Sources: Wikipedia · Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) · Wikipedia: Francesco Hayez
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 5,068 × 3,643 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 33 × 24 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 14 in) · $100 · 253 ppi
Medium (24 × 17 in) · $150 · 211 ppi
Large (36 × 26 in) · $300 · 140 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
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Here. The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 14 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 17 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 26 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
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The file is 5,068 × 3,643 px. Medium (24 × 17 in) is the largest size that prints at 150 ppi or more (211 ppi), the sharpest choice for close viewing; Large (36 × 26 in) prints at 140 ppi, fine from a few feet away but softer up close.
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