Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Sweet Waters of Europe, Constantinople is a 1855 watercolor by Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a busy riverside scene near Constantinople around 1855. Boats float under big plane trees that give shade along the Golden Horn. People used these boats for pleasure trips out to the Bosphorus. The artist painted how locals took to boats even though they came from a nomadic past. Plane trees line many old town spots and mosque yards there. The work mixes Realism with Impressionist touches in light and color. Next, look up the artist.
The scene depicts the head of the Golden Horn in Constantinople, where boats could be hired for leisure trips along the waterway. Large plane-trees, planted in town centers or near mosques, provide shade with their broad leaves in the hot climate. The area, known as the Sweet Waters of Europe, was a popular recreational spot where two streams converged. This work is one of several views of the subject by the artist.
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Amedeo Preziosi (2 December 1816 – 27 September 1882) was a Maltese painter and traveler known for his watercolours and prints of Constantinople, the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Romania.
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