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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans under the Command of Titus, AD 70
David Roberts·1849
Historical Context
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans from 1849 by David Roberts depicts the catastrophic events of 70 AD. Roberts's firsthand knowledge of Jerusalem's topography from his 1838-39 journey gave his reconstruction unusual authority. His success with lithographic publications of his Middle Eastern travels made Roberts's images of ancient monuments available to a wide public and defined the Victorian visual imagination of the Holy Land and Egypt.
Technical Analysis
The dramatic destruction scene combines Roberts's topographic knowledge of Jerusalem with the dramatic narrative approach required by the historical subject.
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