Something #blue for #BlueskyMonday

This is an eighth century #fresco detail from #QasrAmra in #Jordan. I love the rich and varied tones of blue and other colors. The somewhat primitive figure and the palette somehow remind me of late 19th century works by Gauguin

#art #arthistory #jordantravel

Some #blue for #blueskymonday. This is a detail from the interior frescoes of #QasrAmra.

I love the wonderful blue tones in the background of the gray-green figure (a dancer?) in this 8th century #fresco

#jordanhistory #jordantravel #umayyad #art #desertcastle

This fresco of a musician playing a lyre is on an arch that supports the roof of the reception hall. Qasr Amra was built around 730 A.D., possibly as a hunting lodge, for Umayyad crown prince Walid Ibn Yazid, who eventually became caliph Walid II. The main remaining building on the site was comprised of the reception hall and an elaborate bath house, which included three different temperature spas. The interior of this main building is decorated with many elaborate frescoes. I’ll share some more of these over the next two or three days. The site also includes elaborate (for the time) waterworks to support the bath house operations.

My offering for #Stunday

This is a beautiful example of the extensive frescoes that adorn the walls and ceilings of #qasramra, one of the #desertcastles in the eastern desert of #Jordan.

I’ll be doing a series on this fascinating historical site this week. It’s small but “mighty”.

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