Louis Feraud was an eighteenth century French artist who attempted to include in his watercolour most elements found on the island: In the far background, on the top of the mountain, rest the ruins of the Lusignan Buffavento Castle. In the foreground, is the Christian – Maronite church of Agios Chrysostomos. Standing on the right hand corner, is a Maronite priest designated by his hat and an Ottoman designated by his apparel. On a low wall, sits the artist with his sketchbook. The landscape exhibits the typical flora of the island, cypress trees, carob trees and palm trees. The lawn in the courtyard has the design of a cross designating a place of holiness. It is a multicultural scene of a multicultural island portraying successive conquests, Lusignan as well as Ottoman, multiple religions and varied architectural heritage.
PNT-00220 > Louis Feraud, Vue des ruines du Palais de la Reine, prise du Monastere de Saint Chrysostome (en Chypre, ile de la Mediterranee), Watercolour, 31x43cm, ca. 1800
