![Alberto Pasini - Damascus [1880]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7648/16736989427_a0fd5b67e8_o.jpg)
From 1848-71, Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826 – 1899) resided in Paris and found inspiration in the atmospheric North African views of Eugène Fromentin. In 1855, he accompanied a French diplomatic expedition to Iran and also stopped in Turkey and Egypt. He returned to the Near East on a number of occasions, once traveling with fellow artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. In this courtyard scene, Pasini has captured the subtle effects of the subdued light on the stucco walls, the tiles, and the lattice window.
[Walters Art Museum, Baltimore - Oil on fabric, 42.6 x 32.6 cm]