| The Torre del Oro | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Artist | David Roberts |
| Year | 1833 |
| Type | Oil on panel, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 40 cm× 48 cm(16 in× 19 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The Torre del Oro (Spanish: La Torre del Oro) is an 1833 landscape painting by the British artist David Roberts. [1] It depicts a view of the Torre del Oro, a Moorish military watchtower in Seville in Southern Spain, and the adjacent River Guadalquivir. [2] A Romantic in style, Roberts toured Spain in the early 1830s and produced a number of pictures based on his experiences. [3] He later became known for his Orientalist paintings of the Middle East. The painting is now in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. [4]