1764
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Sarcophagus is a 1764 ink by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tomb with a carved lid full of small figures. Two men in hats stand near it, looking at something on the ground. One man is pointing, while another person sits on the steps, lost in thought. The tomb’s lid has detailed carvings, but the scene feels quiet and mysterious. The artist used lines to create shadows and texture, making everything look like it’s made of stone. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.
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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