landscape murals
Egypt
19th Century
Source: Campo, Juan E. "This Blessed Place: Religious Inscriptions in the Ottoman Houses of Cairo".
Recipe Details
Ingredients
paint
Preparation Steps
The murals were painted directly onto the walls of ceremonial rooms (p. 140). They often featured landscape depictions of Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, or the Bosporus (p. 140, fn 42).
Original Recipe Text
The murals were painted directly onto the walls of ceremonial rooms (p. 140). They often featured landscape depictions of Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, or the Bosporus (p. 140, fn 42).
Evidence
"These were landscape murals of the holy cities Mecca and Medina. Like the inscriptions, they were painted on the walls of rooms dedicated to receiving guests and conducting ceremonies and ritual performances."
Remarks
Murals were intended to invoke a divine presence and were located in rooms adjoining the maqʿad, such as in Bayt al-Sitt Wasīla (p. 140). These murals became a popular feature in Cairene Ottoman houses in the 19th century and often blended Islamic and European landscape styles (p. 140, fn 42).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorCampo, Juan E. "This Blessed Place: Religious Inscriptions in the Ottoman Houses of Cairo".
CollectionBayt al-Sitt Wasīla walls
Language
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