Picturesque Sketches Of Spain

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"Picturesque Sketches of Spain" is a collection of lithographs by the Scottish artist David Roberts (1796–1864), who is renowned for his detailed and evocative landscapes and architectural renderings. Produced after his travels through Spain in the early 1830s, this series captures the diverse scenery, historic architecture, and cultural vibrancy of the country during a period of romantic fascination with the exotic and the historical.

Roberts' journey through Spain was part of a wider trend among European artists and writers of the time, who were drawn to the Iberian Peninsula for its perceived untouched beauty and the remnants of its Moorish past. His works from this period reflect a romanticized view of Spain, emphasizing the picturesque qualities of its cities, towns, and countryside. The term "picturesque" itself refers to a quality of beauty that is pleasing in a natural, irregular, or rugged way, and is often associated with the romantic aesthetic that sought to capture the sublime and the emotionally evocative in art.

The "Picturesque Sketches of Spain" series includes images of well-known locations such as the Alhambra in Granada, the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, and the streets and squares of Seville, as well as less famous rural landscapes and local scenes. Roberts' attention to detail and his ability to convey the texture of stone, the play of light and shadow, and the atmosphere of a place, made his works popular in his time and continue to be appreciated for their artistic and historical value.

Roberts' Spanish lithographs contributed to the 19th-century European interest in Orientalism, as Spain was considered part of the exotic 'Orient' by many contemporaries. His work not only provided a visual record of Spanish heritage but also influenced the perception of Spain in the British imagination.

The sketches were published upon Roberts' return to Britain and received acclaim for their technical skill and aesthetic appeal. They were part of a broader body of work that also included his later, and perhaps more famous, series of lithographs depicting the Holy Land and Egypt, which further cemented his reputation as one of the foremost landscape artists of his time.

As with many of Roberts' works, "Picturesque Sketches of Spain" would have been sold by subscription, a common practice in the 19th century, which allowed the middle classes to afford art by paying in installments. The lithographs would have been produced with the assistance of a skilled lithographer, as Roberts himself was primarily a painter and draftsman.

Today, "Picturesque Sketches of Spain" is considered an important part of David Roberts' oeuvre and provides a valuable historical record of Spain as it appeared in the 19th century. The series is of interest not only to art historians but also to those studying the cultural and historical context of Spain and the broader European engagement with the concept of the picturesque.

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