Vision of an Islamic City (étude de ville orientale imaginaire ? French), ca. 1830 – 1835

Title

Vision of an Islamic City (étude de ville orientale imaginaire ? French)

Draughtsman

• Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer

Part Number / Total

1 / 8

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Watercolour over grey ink on smooth wove paper

Material

• watercolours
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• vellum paper

Technique

• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• landscape
• city view

Main Motif

• building
• coastal landscape
• mountain range

Primary

• 25II1 city-view in general; 'veduta' - II - ideal city
• 25A1420 'Oriente' (Ripa)
• 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)
• 25H11 mountains

Secondary

• 41A11 palace
• 41A361 tower (of house or building)
• 46C112 bridge
• 25G3(PALM-TREE) trees: palm-tree