Japanese wood block printing reached its zenith in the 1800's with the finest artists of the period producing elegant works of art. This wonderful aggregation of 40 outmoded Japanese doll prints is art for the head and the mettle. Enjoy!
Misc - Egypt of David Roberts 1.0 By Pixel Paradox
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50 images of Egypt by David Roberts. Beautiful Pharaonic and Islamic scenes chosen from his sestet volumes of prints published in 1846. This screensaver includes a portrait of David Roberts plus scenes along the Nile of Abu Simbel, Karnak, the Temple of Luxor, the Colossus of Memnon, Temples of Kom Obo, Esna and Edfu, views of Philae, interiors and exteriors of mosques in Cairo, views of Cairo, Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx. All images hold been enhanced to point the vibrant colors of Cairo and the heiroglyphic details and delicate colors of the pharaonic ruins that Roberts painstakingly captured in his watercolors which were drawn during his travels of 1838 and 1839. |
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