Colossol Monolith of Amenhotep III, Gournah
1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Colossol Monolith of Amenhotep III, Gournah is a 1850 by Maxime Du Camp, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a large stone statue of a person in the middle of a desert landscape. The statue is made of rough, cracked stone and has a flat head with a long piece of cloth hanging down from it. The person is wearing a long robe that is also made of stone. In the background, there are hills and mountains that are also made of stone. The statue is very big and takes up most of the painting. It is standing on a flat base that is also made of stone. The sky above the statue is light and empty. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, you might want to look into Romanticism.
