1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
El Deir Petra is a 1839 by David Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a grand stone temple carved into a rocky cliff. In front of it, a group of people walk along a path, while others sit or stand near some large round objects. The temple has tall columns and a flat roof, surrounded by dry, rocky hills and a distant valley. The artist focused on light and shadow to make the temple look dramatic against the landscape. This style was common in the 1800s when artists wanted to show emotion and adventure. Check out Romanticism to see how this painting fits into that movement.
David Roberts (24 October 1796 – 25 November 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and…
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