1846
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: View Under the Grand Portico of the Temple, Philae is a 1846 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a dark, grand hallway with tall columns. The walls are packed with carvings of people and symbols, and the ceiling looks heavy with more carvings. A few people are standing or crouching in the middle, and the light comes from the back, making the space feel deep and mysterious. The artist focused on the details of ancient Egyptian temples, showing how they were decorated. The carvings look like they tell stories, but they’re small and packed together. If you like this kind of careful, detailed drawing, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art for more.
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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