Who painted Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople?

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople was painted by Michel-François Préaulx [Préaux] in 1810.

Where can I see Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople?

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople is held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

What movement is Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople?

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople

Michel-François Préaulx [Préaux] , 1810

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople is a watercolor work on paper by the Romanticist artist Michel-François Préaulx [Préaux]. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

Yediküle with a Muslim Cemetery, Constantinople is a watercolour painting by Michel-François Préaulx, created in 1810. It depicts a serene scene of the Yediküle fortress set against a Muslim cemetery in Constantinople.

Subject & Meaning

The painting shows the Yediküle fortress, with a weathered stone wall, tower, and ruins. A cemetery in the foreground contains scattered, weathered gravestones, with a few figures resting, talking, or walking among them.

Technique & Style

The watercolour is characterised by muted grays and blues, with touches of green and earthy brown. The scene is rendered in a detailed and quiet manner, with tall, thin trees lining the left side and a pale sky above.

History & Provenance

The watercolour was later reproduced as an aquatint plate in Charles Pertusier's 1817 Atlas des promenades pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les rives du Bosphore.

Yedikule, or the Castle of the Seven Towers, Istanbul, Anonymous Greek artist

Artist & collection

Artist

Michel-François Préaulx [Préaux]

Michel-François Préaulx painted Constantinople’s skylines in soft watercolours around 1800-1820.

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

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