Jerusalem. Mount Moriah The Site Of The Temple now occupied by the Mosque of Omar
1853
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1853
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows Jerusalem’s Mount Moriah from the 1850s. Henry Warren painted it without ever visiting the city, using a sketch by Joseph Bonomi from 1833. The view centers on the Dome of the Rock, sacred to both Muslims and Jews. It was later engraved for a 1854 book about Jesus Christ’s life. See more of Warren’s detailed biblical scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
