Town of Tiberias Looking Towards Lebanon
1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a quiet lakeside town with a few people in the foreground. Two figures sit on rocks near the water’s edge, while a group on horses rides along the shore. Behind them, a small settlement hugs a hillside, with buildings stacked up toward a distant mountain range. The artist used soft, light strokes to show the play of light on water and stone. The mountains fade into mist, giving the scene a dreamy feel. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists used nature and emotion in their work.
![Tiberais [sic]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/e6f3a288c102ee52/thumb.webp)
