CalendarImaginary View of Rome with the Horse-Tamer of the Monte Cavallo and a Church /
Imaginary View of Rome with Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, The Column of Trajan and a Temple
- Hubert Robert
- 1733 - 1808
- Imaginary View of Rome with the Horse-Tamer of the Monte Cavallo and a Church / Imaginary View of Rome with Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, The Column of Trajan and a Temple
- 1786
Oil on canvas, each 161 x 107 cm
Signed and dated lower center on bowl: H. ROBERT. PINXIT ANNO 1786 (P.1976-0002)
P.1977-2/P.1976-2
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The French painter Hubert Robert stayed in Italy from 1754 to 1765, and painted numerous landscapes with the ancient ruins or gardens found in Rome and its surroundings. This pair of paintings was created after Robert returned from Italy and was at the height of his artistic powers. As he did in numerous similar landscapes, here Robert imaginarily gathered far-flung famous art-works from antiquity, such as the equistrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Campidoglio and Trajan's Column, and depicted them in the same composition.
(Source: The Digital Gallery. 1999-2006)
