1760
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
S. Rocco is a 1760 chalk by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple building with a dome and a few trees in front. The lines are light and shaky, like someone quickly drew it. Two small figures stand near the entrance, but they’re not detailed. The artist used only black chalk, leaving the paper mostly white. This makes the dark lines stand out more. Next, look up Robert, Hubert to see more of his work.
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.
See the richer artist page
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![The Ripetta in Rome [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4bc04e9c9476a91b/thumb.webp)
