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The Grand Mosque

Idris Vale · No. 287

The Grand Mosque

The Grand Mosque is Idris Vale at his most majestic. In crisp isometric view, a great domed prayer hall rises among slender minarets above a vast arcaded courtyard, a central octagonal pool feeding turquoise water channels across floors inlaid with gold geometric medallions. Vale models every arch, finial and long crisp shadow with diorama precision, the pale stone glowing in warm light. The composition balances immense scale with jewel-like detail, so the holy complex reads as both awe-inspiring and exquisitely crafted. Serene, symmetrical and richly ornamented, it is one of the great set-pieces of Arabesque Isometry — architecture rendered as devotional treasure.

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