Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Domed Building beneath the Stars: Willy Pogany
Pale domes, towers and deep arches rise against a blue night scattered with small lights. Dark openings interrupt the softly modelled architecture. Willy Pogany’s Rubaiyat illustration makes the building emerge gradually from the surrounding atmosphere rather than defining every surface sharply. The balance of luminous walls and dark sky gives the scene its dreamlike stillness.
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Willy Pogany. "The Domed Building beneath the Stars: Willy Pogany" [editorial title]. In Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Omar Khayyam; translated by Edward FitzGerald; illustrated by Willy Pogány. Illustrated edition, 1909, 1909, T. Y. Crowell & Co.. Source scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0124-0041
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The title page identifies Willy Pogany as the illustrator. Descriptive titles identify the visible subjects of the selected colour plates.
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Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamOmar Khayyam; translated by Edward FitzGerald; illustrated by Willy Pogány1909More from this book
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Willy Pogany. The Domed Building beneath the Stars: Willy Pogany. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0124-0041