1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Ruins of the Church of St. John Sabaste is a 1839 by David Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet scene in a dry, rocky valley. A few people stand or sit near old stone ruins. Some are wearing simple clothes, and one holds a stick. Horses pull a cart loaded with bags. In the distance, a big, crumbling building sits on a hilltop. The artist added tiny details, like the folds in the clothes or the texture of the rocks. This kind of careful drawing was common in the 1800s. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used nature and ruins to tell stories.
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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