Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek

John Singer Sargent American

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The peripatetic Sargent made his second trip to the Middle East in 1905-6 to conduct research for a mural commission for the Boston Public Library. While traveling, he often captured the sights and scenery in watercolor. At the acropolis of the ancient city of Baalbek (Lebanon), Sargent painted a series of watercolors focusing on the effect of warm Mediterranean sunlight on stone using a pastel palette. Here he depicts the Temple of Bacchus, with its distinctive leaning column fragment.

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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