佩特拉，約旦

1834

大衛·羅伯茨於1830年代前往中東，無畏嚴酷的沙漠與政治緊張局勢，只為捕捉佩特拉古城的遺跡。這幅宏偉的水彩畫展現了通往卡茲尼神殿（寶庫）的著名峽谷，前景中身著傳統服飾的旅行者正在探索巨大的岩石鑿刻劇場與墓葬。羅伯茨極其細緻的素描後來在倫敦被製成流行的石版畫，早在現代旅遊業將其列為必遊目的地之前，就向維多利亞時代的觀眾介紹了這座「玫瑰之城」。他的作品至今仍是該地區最重要的早期視覺記錄之一。

Technique: Watercolor

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