Thomas Struth (German, born 1954), Crosby Street, Soho, New York, 1978, Gelatin silver print, 29.5 x 40.6 cm (11 5/8 x 16 in.). Gift of Henry S. Hacker, 1982, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1982.1053.1) © Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth (German, born 1954), The Restorers at San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples, 1988, Chromogenic print, 119.1 x 159.7 cm (46 7/8 x 62 7/8 in.). Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel; Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts; Jennifer Saul Gift; Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family; and Gary and Sarah Wolkowitz Gift, 2010, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2010.121) © Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth (German, born 1954), Pantheon, Rome, 1990, Chromogenic print, 93 3/4 × 72 1/4 in. (238.1 × 183.5 cm). Private collection, New York © Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth (German, born 1954), Tien An Men, Beijing, 1997, Chromogenic print, 184.2 x 228 cm (72 1/2 x 89 3/4 in.). Gift of Graciela and Neal Meltzer, 2002, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2002.498) © Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth (German, born 1954), Hot Rolling Mill, ThyssenKrupp Steel, Duisburg, 2010, Chromogenic print, 67 11/16 × 79 15/16 in. (172 × 203 cm). Purchase, The Rosenkranz Foundation Gift and Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2014, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2014.288) © Thomas Struth