Torrential rain falls on one of the most picturesque areas of the city of Granada, where the Darro River runs alongside the street leading to the Generalife neighborhood. The choice of this city for a pictorial scene is significant in Muñoz Degrain, as he was attracted to its historical past and the possibility of recreating legendary Arab episodes, often set in the Alhambra. The stormy subject of this painting also gives this view of the city a strongly Romantic sense. This was one of the most highly praised works by Muñoz Degrain, who first conceived of it as the setting for a kidnapping scene, which he later applied to another work. The present painting was shown at the National Exhibition of 1881 under the title Memories of Granada. With this image, Degrain achieved the very high level of lyricism and melancholy that marks all his work. It was acquired in 1882 for the Prado Museum, and was later sent to the Museum of Modern Art.