Idris Vale · No. 294
The Citadel
The Citadel is the most monumental work in Idris Vale's Arabesque Isometry. A fortified hilltop stronghold rises in concentric crenellated walls and towers, climbing to a turquoise-domed palace at the summit, cistern pools glinting on the terraces and gold-inlaid gateways and ramps threading the levels. Vale renders the massive stonework, the layered shadows and the warm desert light with diorama precision, the whole fortress reading as an intricate jewelled model. The composition balances defensive might with palatial refinement, the eye spiralling upward to the dome. Grand, detailed and commanding, it is the towering architectural showpiece of the collection.
An original oil painting on canvas by Idris Vale, painted to order — never a reproduction. Luxurious isometric renders of Moorish palace architecture — sandstone courtyards, turquoise pools and intricate gold arabesque inlay, like jewelled dioramas.
Available sizes
- 50 × 60 cm
- 60 × 80 cm
- 80 × 100 cm
- 100 × 130 cm
- 120 × 160 cm
Or a custom size on request. Each canvas is painted to order.
- Artist
- Idris Vale
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Finish
- Unframed, ready to hang or frame
- Made
- To order, by hand
