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
The Moorish Garden;
A Dream of Granada
Image Details
Title: 'The Moorish Garden; A Dream of Granada'
Date:1874
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 101 x 101cm
Location: Private Collection
Picture credit: Christies Images Ltd
Interpretation: This work was inspired by Leighton's travels in southern Spain. He based the composition on a plein-air (open-air) landscape which he painted at the Alhambra in Granada around 1873. The view is of the garden of Generalife, looking towards a watercourse bordered by cypresses and leafy arches. The addition of a female figure in rich Moorish garments and a turban, transformed the scene into a popular 'fancy picture'.
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Date:1874
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 101 x 101cm
Location: Private Collection
Picture credit: Christies Images Ltd
Interpretation: This work was inspired by Leighton's travels in southern Spain. He based the composition on a plein-air (open-air) landscape which he painted at the Alhambra in Granada around 1873. The view is of the garden of Generalife, looking towards a watercourse bordered by cypresses and leafy arches. The addition of a female figure in rich Moorish garments and a turban, transformed the scene into a popular 'fancy picture'.
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