The Torre del Oro
| The Torre del Oro | |
|---|---|
| Artist | David Roberts |
| Year | 1833 |
| Type | Oil on panel, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 40 cm × 48 cm (16 in × 19 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The Torre del Oro (Spanish: La Torre del Oro) is an 1833 landscape painting by the British artist David Roberts.[1] It depicts a view of the Torre del Oro, a Moorish military watchtower in Seville in Southern Spain, and the adjacent River Guadalquivir.[2] A Romantic in style, Roberts toured Spain in the early 1830s and produced a number of pictures based on his experiences.[3] He later became known for his Orientalist paintings of the Middle East. The painting is now in the collection of the Museo del Prado, in Madrid.[4]
References
- ^ Díez p.36
- ^ Boone p.25-26
- ^ Hopkins p.26
- ^ Museo del Prado
Bibliography
- Boone, Mary Elizabeth. Vistas de España: American Views of Art and Life in Spain, 1860-1914. Yale University Press, 2007.
- Díez, García. The Nineteenth Century in the Prado. T.F. Editores, 2008.
- Hopkins, Claudia. Art and Identity in Spain, 1833–1956: The Orient Within. Bloomsbury, 2024.
- Sim, Katherine. David Roberts R.A., 1796–1864: A Biography. Quartet Books, 1984.