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Copy of the fourth part of a large oblong panel, forming part of the decoration of a mosque at Broussa (?)

Watercolour
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Parvillée, Léon (artist)
Place of origin
Bursa (city) (made)

Copy in tempera [watercolour?] of the fourth part of a large oblong panel, forming part of the decoration of a mosque at Broussa (?) ; it is painted with flowering trees and birds, and has ornamental compartments of scrolling stems at the corners and in the middle. The border consists of panels decorated with floral scrolls, the longer ones containing inscriptions in Arabic characters.
On stretcher.


Object details

Categories
Islam
Drawings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCopy of the fourth part of a large oblong panel, forming part of the decoration of a mosque at Broussa (?) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Parvillee- copy of tiles at Bursa
Physical description
Copy in tempera [watercolour?] of the fourth part of a large oblong panel, forming part of the decoration of a mosque at Broussa (?) ; it is painted with flowering trees and birds, and has ornamental compartments of scrolling stems at the corners and in the middle. The border consists of panels decorated with floral scrolls, the longer ones containing inscriptions in Arabic characters.
On stretcher.
Dimensions
  • Frame height: 1302mm
  • Frame width: 977mm
  • Frame depth: 32mm
Sight measure 4 ft 3 inches x 3 ft 4 inches from catalogue
Subject depicted
Mosques
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
34-1893

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1110564/copy-of-the-fourth-part-watercolour-parvillée-léon/
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