Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Grand Approach to the Temple of Philae, Nubia
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Grand Approach to the Temple of Philae, Nubia is a 1847 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a grand, ruined temple with tall columns and two big towers in the middle. The ground is rocky and uneven, with broken stones scattered around. Two small figures stand near the temple entrance, looking tiny compared to the huge stone structures. The artist added fine details to the carvings on the columns, even though the temple looks old and worn. The sky is flat and pale, keeping the focus on the temple’s heavy stone shapes. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used ruins like this to tell stories.
