Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Susanna Cole
Second Advisor
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
This thesis considers David Roberts’s use of picturesque art for imperial Britain and analyzes the ways Egypt and Nubia played an influential role in the cultural transmission of ancient Egypt. By confronting both antiquity and modernity, his Egyptian landscapes are evidence of how Western picturesque artworks influence historical narratives.
Recommended Citation
Cooke, Sophie, "Landscaping the Exotic and the Ancient Through Picturesque: Reconsidering the Impact of David Roberts’s Egypt and Nubia" (2026). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1516
Included in
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