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| Keywords: George Inness - The Valley of the Olives - Walters 37112.jpg The Valley of the Olives is the largest surviving fragment of Inness' monumental painting The New Jerusalem It was renamed after the artist re-worked the canvas following a serious accident that occurred in Madison Square Garden on April 20 1880 The original large painting had been lent to an exhibition in the newly built entertainment center only to be damaged severely when a wall and tower fell in on the gallery killing three people Recent scholarship has shown that the original painting thought to have been lost for over 120 years appears to have been divided by the artist into smaller pieces which he repaired and repainted removing the religious references 1867 Oil on canvas cm 76 3 114 5 accession number 37 112 39053 R H Halsted date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1895 Signature Lower left G Inness; Date Lower left 1867 The Walters' American Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Jerusalem Saved Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum Champaign 2011-2012 place of origin Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings by George Inness Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
