David Roberts, Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia

This Week’s Art: David Roberts’ Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia

There are certainly artistic sways to and fro, but his accuracy is truly astonishing. Roberts not only captured the sense of being there, but accurately captured the details as well. He used time honored tricks for showing scale as well, such as the fine folks shown in the close-up below. They don’t seem very interested in being so close to these epic statues, I guess that’s not the reaction I would have personally.