Landscape
1852. Oil on canvas.Not on display
Eugenio Lucas Velázquez, a Romantic artist, painted mountain landscapes, some of notably large size. Here the depth within the panoramic view, the energy and variety of the brushstrokes and the use of light allow the artist to achieve a grandiose effect through numerous different planes. These are in turn filled with a range of topographical features, all imaginary, as are the Arab figures and the city on the left.