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Bust of a Roman Woman and Statue of a Roman Man

Hubert Robert

1760

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Bust of a Roman Woman and Statue of a Roman Man is a 1760 chalk by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Hubert Robert
When & what style?: 1760 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This drawing is called Bust of a Roman Woman and Statue of a Roman Man. It was made with black chalk on paper. The artist, Robert, Hubert, likely created it between 1754 and 1765, which is interesting because this time period is a bit earlier than when Romanticism typically started. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.

About the artist

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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