Columns of the Court of the Lions - Painting

by Weston Westmoreland

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Columns of the Court of the Lions - Painting

Artist

Weston Westmoreland

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Photograph - Photograph / Digital Oil Painting

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Detail of the Columns of the Court of the Lions in the Alhambra of Granada.

Built around 1350 AD, the Alhambra is one of the most spectacular palaces in the whole world, taken directly from the Arabian Nights.

Should you turn around, you would see the famous fountain of the court of the lions not ten yards away.

A place of breathtaking beauty, preserved by the wisdom of a Sultan who was later considered a coward for surrendering the fortress before it was utterly destroyed in a fight he could not possibly win. A man who preserved such treasure for mankind should be remembered with more respect.

This digital oil painting was made from the original photograph you can find here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/columns-of-the-court-of-the-lions-weston-westmoreland.html

You can learn more about what drives me in my blog:

http://inspiringthoughtsandimages.com/

Weston Westmoreland.

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February 16th, 2015

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