Mecca al-Mukarrama, Turkey, 19th century - Posters Geometric The model would eventually become

The model would eventually become Caillebotte's mistress

The setting is a conservatory at 70 Rue d'Amsterdam in Paris

during the period of time when Paul Gauguin was living with him in The Yellow House

the Roman-appointed King of the Jews

Mecca al-Mukarrama, Turkey, 19th century - Posters Geometric The model would eventually becomeA rare and important landscape of the Holy City of Mecca in oil on canvas. Topographic panorama views of Mecca are relatively rare, and oil paintings of Mecca are the rarest type and most are of Ottoman origin, like the present example. The painting is bold and striking. The city is seen from a high viewpoint, with the sun casting strong shadows from the upper left. The mosque and the Holy Ka'ba are in the centre with the town houses clustered around,