Interior of
Hogia Sophia
John Singer
Sargent
-- American painter
1891
Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY
18" x ?
Oil on canvas
18" x ?
Museum
purchase 1960.5
Jpg: J.B.
Speed Art Museum / Dan Smith
From: Speed
Art Museum
According to an account
published in 1925, Sargent bribed an official to gain access to Hagia
Sophia. He made this sketch in the early morning, just as warm, golden
light began to fill the space. Although he worked rapidly, Sargent
still was able to capture perfectly the grandeur and mystery of the
building’s expansive interior.
(Speed Art Museum)
More paintings see:
Sketch
of Santa Sofia
Notes
See
photos of Hogia Sophia (Santa Sofia)
Special thanks to Dan
Smith, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me the image of this
painting from one of his trips. To see more of his images from his
quest for art, visit his website here ArtQuest
USA
-
See
the year in
review 1890-1891
- See the Speed Art Museum
- Thanks to
Dan Smith for seeing this at the Speed Art Museum and letting me know
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