Monument to William Holman Hunt

In the southern part of Jerusalem on a hill overlooking Bethlehem and Herodion is the monastery of Mar Elias.

Near the monastery there is an original memorial in the form of a stone bench, immortalizing the memory of the English artist William Holman Hunt.

In the mid-19th century, the artist visited the Holy Land and here he painted the famous painting “The scapegoat”, landscapes. On the bench, the inscription in English, Arabic, Hebrew and Greek is “Artist of Jerusalem 1854-1902”. Landscape designer, Orna Ran.

Location: Between Jerusalem and Hebron (near the Hebron Road).