VITTORIO RAPPINI (ITALIAN 1877-1939): FIGURES OUTSIDE A MOSQ...
VITTORIO RAPPINI (ITALIAN 1877-1939): FIGURES OUTSIDE A MOSQUE, NORTH AFRICA (POSSIBLY TUNIS)
Watercolour with gouache on paper.
Signed lower right 'Rappini'.
34cm x 25cm
Framed and glazed.
Depicting local North African life, this watercolour illustrates a bustling gathering of figures dressed
in traditional North African hooded robes (djellaba) outside a mosque or madrasa. The architectural
focus centres on an Islamic stone, ablaq-patterned archway, while the large dome of the mosque
rises above the fine detailing of two lattice windows.
This painting serves as an invaluable historical record of late 19th-century Islamic and Middle
Eastern architecture
VITTORIO RAPPINI (ITALIAN 1877-1939): FIGURES OUTSIDE A MOSQUE, NORTH AFRICA (POSSIBLY TUNIS)
Watercolour with gouache on paper.
Signed lower right 'Rappini'.
34cm x 25cm
Framed and glazed.
Depicting local North African life, this watercolour illustrates a bustling gathering of figures dressed
in traditional North African hooded robes (djellaba) outside a mosque or madrasa. The architectural
focus centres on an Islamic stone, ablaq-patterned archway, while the large dome of the mosque
rises above the fine detailing of two lattice windows.
This painting serves as an invaluable historical record of late 19th-century Islamic and Middle
Eastern architecture
