1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Triumphal Arch Crossing the Ravine Leading to Petra is a 1839 by David Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a rocky canyon with a large stone archway carved into the cliff face. Below, a few people in simple robes walk along a narrow path, carrying bundles and tools. The scene looks dry and sunlit, with sparse bushes and a few trees clinging to the sides. The archway leads into a shadowy entrance, hinting at something hidden beyond. This sketch was made to record a real place, not just imagined. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
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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