# Egyptian Temple

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GLEYRE, Charles-Gabriel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gleyre-charles-gabriel-r779deed58237be>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 36 x 49 cm

## Commentary

Gleyre handled Oriental themes as well as his antique Neoclassical subjects. Numerous watercolours document his travels and depict ruined Egyptian temples. This painting is a faithful rendering of detail in a realistic depiction of the state of Egyptian ruins.

## Related artworks

- [Evening or Lost Illusions](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gleyre-charles-gabriel-r779deed58237be/evening-or-lost-illusions-r1df5e9a73f48e5>)
- [The Queen of Sheba](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gleyre-charles-gabriel-r779deed58237be/the-queen-of-sheba-r13e28ffe5d5fe8>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)