Jerusalem. Mount Moriah The Site Of The Temple now occupied by the Mosque of Omar
Watercolour
ca. 1853 (painted)
ca. 1853 (painted)
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The Haram al-Sharif is a focal point for two great religions: it is the site of the Jewish Temple, first built by Solomon, and is also the second most important place of pilgrimage for Muslims. As an Old Testament site it is also of interest to Christians, and Warren's view, with the Dome of the Rock in the centre, was engraved for the Revd John Fleetwood's The Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1854). The watercolour was based on a sketch by the sculptor and draughtsman, Joseph Bonomi (1796-1878), who had visited Jerusalem in 1833. Warren himself apparently never went to Jerusalem, or indeed anywhere in the Near East, despite the preponderance of oriental subjects in his work. He painted many large and elaborate watercolours, often with literary or biblical themes, which, when exhibited at the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, were acclaimed for their skill and authenticity. He was President of the NWS 1839-73, and was awarded the Belgian honour of Knight of the Order of Leopold.
Object details
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| Title | Jerusalem. Mount Moriah The Site Of The Temple now occupied by the Mosque of Omar (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, heightened with white, over pencil |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Jerusalem. Mount Moriah The Site Of The Temple now occupied by the Mosque of Omar', about 1853. Henry Warren |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed H Warren |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt fr B.Wightman, Oct 1970 £35'. |
| Historical context | Reproduced in Revd J. Fleetwood, The Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1854, facing p.387, engraved by James Sands, drawn by H. Warren from a sketch by J. Bonomi. Bonomi visited Jerusalem in 1833. The title is taken from the engraving. Two other engravings in The Life of Our Lord... are from drawings by Warren. |
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| Summary | The Haram al-Sharif is a focal point for two great religions: it is the site of the Jewish Temple, first built by Solomon, and is also the second most important place of pilgrimage for Muslims. As an Old Testament site it is also of interest to Christians, and Warren's view, with the Dome of the Rock in the centre, was engraved for the Revd John Fleetwood's The Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1854). The watercolour was based on a sketch by the sculptor and draughtsman, Joseph Bonomi (1796-1878), who had visited Jerusalem in 1833. Warren himself apparently never went to Jerusalem, or indeed anywhere in the Near East, despite the preponderance of oriental subjects in his work. He painted many large and elaborate watercolours, often with literary or biblical themes, which, when exhibited at the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, were acclaimed for their skill and authenticity. He was President of the NWS 1839-73, and was awarded the Belgian honour of Knight of the Order of Leopold. |
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| Accession number | SD.1185 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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