The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek
1852
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1852
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dighton’s watercolour shows the grand Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek, Lebanon. Painted in 1852-53, it captures the ruins half-lost in bright desert light. The heat and glare nearly erase the temple’s carved edges. This trip to the Near East was his only one. He died soon after, leaving just a handful of landscapes from the journey. Check the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
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