View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle

This painting depicts the view from an upper-storey window on the eastern elevation of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, which can be seen stretching along the right side of the canvas. Unfolding in the distance, past the castle¡¯s terrace and the pale walls of the Tin Roof Palace, is the Warsaw panorama. Looking south along the Vistula river, we see churches, palaces and residential building dotting the landscape all the way to the former residence of King John III Sobieski in Wilan¨®w. We can clearly discern the Holy Cross Church with its twin bell towers and a bright structure that is Kazimierz Palace, set at a distance from the neighbouring buildings. On the castle¡¯s terrace, Bernardo Bellotto immortalises the everyday life of the last Polish king¡¯s court. Looking from left to right, we see a changing of the Royal Infantry Guard, a horseback riding lesson in the arena and work being done on the castle by workers of the royal sculpture studio. Title View of Warsaw from the Terrace o