The Castle of Alcalá de Guadaíra
| The Castle of Alcalá de Guadaíra | |
|---|---|
| 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 Castle of Alcalá de Guadaíra (Spanish: El Castillo de Alcalá de Guadaíra) is an 1833 landscape painting by the British artist David Roberts. [1] It depicts a panoramic distant view of the town of Alcalá de Guadaíra near Seville in Andalusia, with the ruins of the fourteenth century castle beyond it.
Roberts made his name as a scenic designer at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane before enjoying success as a Romantic landscape painter. He toured Spain in 1832-33 and produced a number of pictures based on the experience. [2] The painting is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. [3]
References
- ^ Díez p.36
- ^ Hopkins p.26
- ^ https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/wd/bc854a73-3630-4e66-963c-2036e01c72ed
Bibliography
- 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.