1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Entrance of the Temple of Amun, Thebes is a 1847 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a group of people near crumbling stone ruins. Some stand while others sit on the ground, dressed in loose robes and head coverings. A man in the center holds a long pipe, and a woman next to him cradles a baby. Behind them, broken columns and carved blocks lie scattered, with a tall pillar still standing. The scene looks like a mix of daily life and ancient ruins, all in muted tones. The title tells us this is the entrance of a temple in Thebes, Egypt. The artist sketched it in 1847, capturing how people lived near old ruins. The way light and shadow play on the figures and stones makes the scene feel real. Look up Romanticism to see how this style often mixed adventure with everyday life.
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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