The orientalists were not only fascinated by historical Egypt, but they were also amazed by the beauty of its environment, including what we find in the "Water of the Nile" painting by the English artist Frederick Goodall who lived during the period from 1822 and left in 1904 and created the painting "The Water of the Nile" in 1893.
If we look at the painting, we see various elements, including Egyptian women, who fill their jars from the Nile River that passes near the pyramids. The women wear traditional clothes, their faces appear as they move around in a group movement, and it is an ancient Egyptian poison that remained prevalent until the end of the twentieth century.
And near the women, a young boy is busy with watering his animals and following them so that they graze on the grass that grows near the river. On the other side, a man rides camels and heads in the way of the pyramids. On the other side of the water at the end of the road, it seems from a distance a noisy life. Or "cultivation" in which everyone works.
While two tall pyramids appear in the painting, one of which is surrounded by many palm trees, and suggests a combination of the past and the present in a wonderful picture, there is not much to be found in an environment like Egypt.
Through this painting, "Frederick Goodall" sought to collect the largest number of icons of the Egyptian environment, in order to gain the privacy of the painting. Indeed, this painting, if displayed anywhere, will indicate the Egyptian environment directly
Sun, May. 3, 2020
