Egypt and Nubia: Volume I - No. 14, Interior of the Temple Aboo Simbel
1836
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1836
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia: Volume I - No. 14, Interior of the Temple Aboo Simbel is a 1836 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows four tall stone figures standing in a dim temple. They wear long robes and tall crowns, holding staffs or scrolls. Behind them, a doorway opens to a darker space with more carvings. Notice how the figures’ faces are smooth and almost blank, while their bodies are packed with folds and details. The artist used shadows to make the carvings look three-dimensional. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works.
