Albania in the Painting of Edward Lear (1848)

Albanien in der Kunst des Malers Edward Lear (1848)

Pikturat shqiptare të Eduard Lirit (Edward Lear, 1848)

EDL040 - Edward Lear: The town and fortress of Gjirokastra (Arghyró Kastro) in southern Albania, 3 November 1848. “The general appearance of Arghyró Kastro is most imposing; but the glittering triangular area of houses, which from afar appears as one great pyramid of dwellings against the mountain side, is broken up, on a nearer approach, into three divisions. The whole town is built on three distinct ridges, or spurs of rock, springing from the hill at a considerable height, and widening - separated by deep ravines or channels of torrents - as they stretch out into the plain.” Edward Lear in Albania  (London 2008), p. 153.