Ruins of a Temple on the Nile Bank
1891
- ink, nib and watercolours on paper. 22,1 x 27,8
- Р-26030
- Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
- CategoryLandscape
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In the last years of his life, in 1890–1892, Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin made a long journey through the countries of Europe, Turkey and North Africa. His thirst for travel and tirelessness were amazing. The artist did not limit himself to visiting Alexandria and Cairo, he took a cruise on the Nile and visited Luxor and Aswan. The drawings and watercolors made in Egypt, as always by Gagarin, were documentarily accurate, either a genre scene with aborigines or monuments of past times. Such careful recording of architectural monuments revealed the artist’s research approach to studying the past and his passion for ancient Egyptian civilization. The artist was interested in everything — both the greatness of the country in the era of the pharaohs and today's life.