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 Phylae
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. Detail of the interior of the
Grand Mosque, Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden
A Dream of Granada
14. Music Lesson
15. Study at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus, Moonlight
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. View on the Nile
20. Eastern Scene, Algiers
21. The Light of the Harem
22. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
23. Sun Gleam - The Arab Hall
2. Odalisque
3. Head of an Arab
4. Courtyard of a Mosque at Broussa
5. Pasture, Egypt
6. The Temple of Phylae
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. Detail of the interior of the
Grand Mosque, Damascus
13. The Moorish Garden
A Dream of Granada
14. Music Lesson
15. Study at a Reading Desk
16. A Street in Algiers
17. Damascus, Moonlight
18. Study of Nubian Young Man
19. View on the Nile
20. Eastern Scene, Algiers
21. The Light of the Harem
22. Phoenicians Bartering with
Ancient Britons
23. Sun Gleam - The Arab Hall
The Temple of Phylae
Image Details
Title: 'The Temple of Phylae'
Date: 1868
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 18.5 x 29cm
Location: Manchester City Art Gallery
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: Phylae marked the farthest point on Leighton's journey down the Nile in 1868. On the 25 October, he took a boat to the island of Phylae, which was popular with 19th century travellers who visited the ruined temple of Isis. Leighton was impressed by the site and returned there to sketch. He camped among the ruins from the 29 October to the 1 November.
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Date: 1868
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 18.5 x 29cm
Location: Manchester City Art Gallery
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: Phylae marked the farthest point on Leighton's journey down the Nile in 1868. On the 25 October, he took a boat to the island of Phylae, which was popular with 19th century travellers who visited the ruined temple of Isis. Leighton was impressed by the site and returned there to sketch. He camped among the ruins from the 29 October to the 1 November.
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