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
Damascus: Night
Image Details
Title: 'Damascus: Night' also known as 'Eastern Scene
with Minaret'
Date: 1873
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40 x 28cm
Location:Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum
Interpretation: This shows the effect of moonlight on the architecture of Damascus, and was executed during Leighton's visit to Syria in the autumn of 1873. Although he found the city rather characterless in general, the artist was enchanted by some of the old buildings.
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Date: 1873
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40 x 28cm
Location:Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum
Interpretation: This shows the effect of moonlight on the architecture of Damascus, and was executed during Leighton's visit to Syria in the autumn of 1873. Although he found the city rather characterless in general, the artist was enchanted by some of the old buildings.
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