1769
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Pair of Paintings: The Colonnade of St. Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave and The Grotto of Posillipo is a 1769 unspecified by Hubert Robert, a Rococo painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows two scenes: a colonnade in Rome and a grotto in Posillipo. The artist spent time in Italy, which influenced his work. He drew the colonnade in 1758, and it shows in the details. He liked classical subjects, and this painting reflects that. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)
Hubert Robert studied and worked in Italy in 1754–65. Upon returning to Paris, he entered the Royal Academy as an architectural painter and full member in 1766. His time in Italy would prove to be influential and classical architectural subjects would dominate his subsequent work. Interior of the Colonnade of St. Peter's is based on a drawing dated from 1758, the same year that Pope Clement XIII Rezzonico was elected. Given his interest in classical subjects, Robert has antiquated his subject by aging the condition of the columns and including a soldier dressed in ancient Roman armor.…
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Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.
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