1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Jerusalem from the North is a 1839 by David Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a wide view of a city sitting on a hill. In the foreground, a few people stand or crouch near a small body of water. Some are dressed in robes, others in simpler clothes. Trees and rocks dot the land around them, and the sky above is soft with light clouds. The city in the distance looks old, with domes and towers scattered across the hills. The artist used light colors to make the scene feel calm and quiet. The people seem small compared to the big landscape around them. If you like this kind of scene, look up Romanticism next.
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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