Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Aboo Simbel, Nubia
1848
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1848
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a desert temple entrance with four giant stone statues of pharaohs carved into the rock. Each statue has a tall headdress and a calm, serious face, seated in a row. The temple doorway sits between them, with hieroglyphs carved above and small figures near the base. The artist drew this from sketches made during an 1840s trip to Egypt. The temple was later moved to save it from flooding. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style shaped travel art.
