A view of the new Turkish Naval Buildings and Dockyards on the Golden Horn: Constantinople in the background
1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows a quiet cemetery in the foreground, with people dressed in loose robes and head coverings. Some are sitting on graves, others stand or walk along a path lined with tall cypress trees. Behind them, a large waterway stretches toward a city with domed buildings and distant ships. The big building in the middle looks like a shipyard or naval base, with cranes and docks along the shore. The sky is soft and hazy, blending into the pale hills in the far distance. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and nature in their work.
