Hama & Gabla
Nisson, Alexandra
Ejnar Fugmann served as an architect-in-chief on two Danish archaeological expeditions to Syria, first to Hama (1931-38) and much later to Gabla (1958-61). He was a skilled artist and spent much of his time painting watercolours of local monuments and daily life. While he also painted scenes from the other parts of Syria such as Aleppo and Krak de Chevaliers, his portraits of Hama and Gabla are especially compelling for the witness they bear t...