1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Libyan Chain of Mountains, from the Temple of Luxor is a 1847 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet desert scene with a river winding through flat land. In the foreground, a row of broken stone columns lies on the ground, some still attached to a low wall. A few people and animals are scattered in the distance, near the water and hills. The mountains in the background are layered and hazy, with a pale sky above. The title says this view comes from the Temple of Luxor, a real ancient site in Egypt. The artist focused on the mix of ruins and nature, making the scene feel both old and peaceful. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used landscapes to show big ideas.
Louis Haghe (17 March 1806 – 9 March 1885) was a lithographer and watercolourist from the Netherlands and then the United Kingdom.
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