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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawings of the A-Ma temple, Macau is a 3 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see drawings of a temple entrance with a moon gateway and hills behind. The drawings show a mix of East and West, with Chinese architecture and Western-style portrait drawings on the back. This mix is interesting because it shows the artist's experience in different cultures. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Chinnery, George.
Two drawings depict the main entrance of the A-Ma Temple in Macau, featuring an intricately decorated moon gateway set against wooded hills. On the reverse side, portrait sketches show a seated Western woman and a man in a sofa. The sheets are part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of a collection of 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George Chinnery (Chinese: 錢納利; 5 January 1774 – 30 May 1852) was an English painter who spent most of his life in Asia, especially India and southern China.
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