The Statue in Front of Ruins
1764
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1764
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Statue in Front of Ruins is a 1764 by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Hubert Robert shows a crumbling stone arch with a lone statue standing on it. The statue has no head. Soft light hits the ruins while shadows fill the cracks. This was one of 16 etchings Robert made after his own drawings. He never visited the real ruins—they’re made up. The series was a gift for friends who loved Rome. Look for the same playful ruins in Robert’s other prints.
