Drawings
Index to Paintings
1. A Persian
Pedlar
2. Odalisque
3. Head of an Arab
4. Courtyard of a Mosque at Broussa
5. Pasture, Egypt
6. The Temple of Philae
7. View on the Nile
8. On the Nile
9. View on the Nile
10. A Street in Damascus
11. Old Damascus: Jews' Quarter
12. Portions of the interior of the
Grand Mosque of Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden;
A Dream of Granada
14. The Music Lesson
15. Study; at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus: Night
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. Eastern Scene, Algiers
20. The Light of the Harem
21. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
2. Odalisque
3. Head of an Arab
4. Courtyard of a Mosque at Broussa
5. Pasture, Egypt
6. The Temple of Philae
7. View on the Nile
8. On the Nile
9. View on the Nile
10. A Street in Damascus
11. Old Damascus: Jews' Quarter
12. Portions of the interior of the
Grand Mosque of Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden;
A Dream of Granada
14. The Music Lesson
15. Study; at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus: Night
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. Eastern Scene, Algiers
20. The Light of the Harem
21. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
Study; at a Reading Desk
Image Details
Title: 'Study; at a Reading Desk'
Date: 1877
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 63 x 72cm
Location: Sudley House, Liverpool
Picture credit: Sudley House, Liverpool
Interpretation: Leighton has transformed this traditional subject seen often in European art by including a supposed oriental setting and the exotic costume. The real subject of the painting is in Leighton's highlighting the tactile delight of luxurious, and for a British audience, 'exotic' materials. It is likely that the Reading Desk was painted from a Koran stand in Leighton's collection.
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Date: 1877
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 63 x 72cm
Location: Sudley House, Liverpool
Picture credit: Sudley House, Liverpool
Interpretation: Leighton has transformed this traditional subject seen often in European art by including a supposed oriental setting and the exotic costume. The real subject of the painting is in Leighton's highlighting the tactile delight of luxurious, and for a British audience, 'exotic' materials. It is likely that the Reading Desk was painted from a Koran stand in Leighton's collection.
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