Radcliffe Camera, Oxford City 195 3 #1

In this painting I showed a architecture building Radcliffe Camera with gold leaf background. obviosly colors inspired from the architecture.The... more

by Mawra Tahreem

Title

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford City 195 3 #1

Artist

Mawra Tahreem

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

In this painting I showed a architecture building Radcliffe Camera with gold leaf background. obviosly colors inspired from the architecture.The Radcliffe Camera is a building of Oxford University, England, designed by James Gibbs in neo-classical style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is sited to the south of the Old Bodleian, north of St. Mary's Church, and between Brasenose College to the west and All Souls College to the east. The building is the earliest example in England of a circular library. It is built in three main stages externally and two stories internally, the upper one containing a gallery. The ground stage is heavily rusticated and has a series of eight pedimented projections alternating with niches. The construction used local stone from Headington and Burford, which was then ashlar faced. The dome and cupola are covered with lead. Inside, the original walls and dome were distempered but this was later removed, revealing the decorations to be carved in stone. Only the decorative work of the dome is plaster.

Uploaded

October 26th, 2016