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Ruins of a Roman Bath with Washerwomen, by Hubert Robert, oil, 1766

Ruins of a Roman Bath with Washerwomen

Hubert Robert

1766

oil

canvas

From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Ruins of a Roman Bath with Washerwomen is a 1766 oil by Hubert Robert, a Rococo painting work, depicting Bathing, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Hubert Robert
When & what style?
1766 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?
Philadelphia Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a large, ancient Roman bath in ruins. People are bathing and doing laundry in the water. There's a red carriage on a boat in the water. The walls of the bath are made of stone blocks and have columns and arches. There are statues on pedestals and greenery growing on the walls. The sky is cloudy. The painting is done in oil paint and is held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. If you're interested in more paintings like this, look up the artist Hubert Robert.

About the artist

Portrait of Hubert Robert
Artist

Hubert Robert

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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