Oriental etudes are entertaining interpretations of architectural motifs. Depicting the great monuments of antiquity, Christian shrines, the ruins of ancient temples, Polenov chose such angles that represent the building from an unusual and winning point of view.
In the eastern etudes, the problem of the unity of nature and architecture, immersion of the building in the light and air environment, became especially important for the artist.
Related Paintings 
Baalbek. Les ruines du temple de Jupiter et du temple du Soleil – Vasily Polenov 
Haram Ash-Sheriff by the area where the ancient temple of Jerusalem was located – Vasily Polenov 
Baalbek. Ruinas del Templo de Júpiter y el Templo del Sol – Vasily Polenov 
Capriccio with classical ruins by Antonio Canaletto 
Assumption Cathedral. South Gate by Vasily Polenov 
Ruins of the Temple of Neptune in Paestum by Giovanni Piranesi 
Constantinople. Golden Horn by Vasily Polenov 
Haram Al-Sheriff – la place où se trouvait l’ancien temple de Jérusalem – Vasily Polenov
Baalbek. Les ruines du temple de Jupiter et du temple du Soleil – Vasily Polenov Haram Ash-Sheriff by the area where the ancient temple of Jerusalem was located – Vasily Polenov Baalbek. Ruinas del Templo de Júpiter y el Templo del Sol – Vasily Polenov Capriccio with classical ruins by Antonio Canaletto Assumption Cathedral. South Gate by Vasily Polenov Ruins of the Temple of Neptune in Paestum by Giovanni Piranesi Constantinople. Golden Horn by Vasily Polenov Haram Al-Sheriff – la place où se trouvait l’ancien temple de Jérusalem – Vasily Polenov