Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: Tombs of the Khalifs, Cairo

1848

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: Tombs of the Khalifs, Cairo is a 1848 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Louis Haghe
When & what style?: 1848 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a tall, striped tower with a pointed top and a rounded dome next to it. Below, a busy courtyard has people sitting, standing, and walking around. The buildings look old, with arched doors and small windows, and the ground is uneven with some rubble. The tower’s stripes and the dome’s pattern suggest careful detail work. This was made in 1848 by an artist who focused on faraway places. Look up Romanticism to see how artists like this one showed distant lands.