David Roberts
"The Remains of the Roman Forum" is a notable work by the Scottish painter David Roberts, a painting that brings his engagement with grand architectural subject matter into sharp focus.
Roberts was born on 24 October 1796 in Stockbridge and held citizenship of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He worked as a painter and is associated with the Orientalism movement. His practice, conducted in the English language, produced works that engaged with architecture and ruins on a substantial scale, and "The Remains of the Roman Forum" stands as a concrete example of that engagement.
Roberts died in London on 25 November 1864. The Library of Congress records him under the authorized heading "Roberts, David, 1796–1864," a designation that places his life and career within a clear archival frame, running from his birth in a Scottish town to his death in the British capital.
Quotes by David Roberts
People say ‘Why do you make pots?’ Because I’m compelled to – life isn’t right without it.
When we’ve finally gotten serious about global warming, when the impacts are really hitting us and we’re in a full worldwide scramble to minimize the damage, we should have war crimes trials for these bastards-some sort of climate Nuremberg.
The black line is carbon emissions to date. The red line is the status quo – a projection of where emissions will go if no new substantial policy is passed to restrain greenhouse gas emissions.
Just have one more try – it’s dead easy to die, It’s the keeping-on-living that’s hard.
The earliest dated monument yet discovered in Tikal and all of the Maya lowlands, Stela 29, has a Long Count date of 8.12.14.13.15, which translates to A.D. 292.
The evidence is quite clear to us. If you're Taurus, Aries or Cancer we're more likely to see you in the charts.
I knew that alpaca wool, with its cashmere-soft weave, had been transformed into cuddly knick-knacks ranging from pillows to teddy bears. But through selective breeding over the past 6,000 years, alpacas have so diverged from their llama cousins as to become quite different animals.
Increases in health and liability insurance costs, utility expenses, and garbage hauling fees were factored, ... Our entire nation faces increased fuel costs, which will remain uncertain. We will take strong measures to harness these costs through a thorough review of cost efficiency in every department and every division.
It's not at all naturally human to see something like the Grand Canyon as beautiful.
It's an incredible feat that he pulled off. There are second guessers who said he shouldn't have gone alone. I don't agree with that at all. I solo in canyons all the time. It was just bad luck.