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
Portions of the interior of the Grand Mosque of Damascus
Image Details
Title: 'Portions of the interior of the Grand Mosque
of Damascus'
Date:1873-75
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 158.1 x 122cm
Location: Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This painting was worked up from an oil sketch that Leighton made on the spot, whilst visiting the Grand Mosque during his time spent in Damascus in the autumn of 1873. It is a view looking towards the 'mihrab', with various figures in the foreground. The mosque was destroyed by fire in 1893, however, the façade and dome have since been rebuilt.
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Date:1873-75
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 158.1 x 122cm
Location: Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Picture credit: The Bridgeman Art Library
Interpretation: This painting was worked up from an oil sketch that Leighton made on the spot, whilst visiting the Grand Mosque during his time spent in Damascus in the autumn of 1873. It is a view looking towards the 'mihrab', with various figures in the foreground. The mosque was destroyed by fire in 1893, however, the façade and dome have since been rebuilt.
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