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Bethlehem, by David Roberts, 1839

Bethlehem

David Roberts

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Overview

Bethlehem is a 1839 by David Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
David Roberts
When & what style?
1839 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

The painting shows a landscape with a small town in the distance. The town has white buildings and a few trees. In the foreground, there are hills with a few people standing on them. The sky is light and cloudy. The painting has a lot of detail in the buildings and the hills. The artist used different colors to show the different textures of the buildings and the hills. The painting also has a sense of depth, with the town in the distance and the hills in the foreground. This painting is a great example of the Romanticism movement. If you want to learn more about this style, check out the Romanticism movement.

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