El Sakhra Jerusalem
1901
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1901
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This sketch shows the inside of a grand, empty room with tall columns and arched doorways. The walls are covered in detailed patterns, and the floor has a few scattered rocks. Light streams in from the top left, casting shadows across the space. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture the architecture, leaving some areas unfinished. The notes in the corners suggest this was drawn on-site in 1901. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
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