Peter Betts, Education Officer at the Walker Art Gallery, gives a gallery talk on David Roberts's painting 'Baalbec - Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus', comparing it with Louis Daguerre's 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel'. Peter discusses lithographs, the Baalbek world heritage site, David Roberts's remarkable life story and the emergence of daguerreotypes.
Here are suggestions of webpages to browse while listening to our audio download of Peter Betts's Walker Art Gallery Artwork of the Month talk on David Roberts's painting 'Baalbec - Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus'.
Enlarged image of 'Baalbec - Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus'
'The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel', Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre
Slideshow of the most 'interesting' photographs tagged 'baalbek' on Flickr (flash player required).
Slideshow of the most 'interesting' photographs tagged 'daguerreotype' on Flickr
David Roberts at Artcylopaedia - comprehensive list of David Roberts paintings at museums and galleries worldwide available to view online.
Unesco's World Heritage review of Baalbek