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A Palace with an Arched Bridge (A Roman Villa)

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Date

1760

Artist

Hubert Robert (1733-1808)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.362

Description

Hubert Robert had been living in Rome for five years when he executed this watercolor. He was fascinated by the architecture and gardens he saw in Italy and became especially interested in the picturesque interaction between Italy's rich artistic past and the daily life he saw on the streets. This sheet does not represent an actual view. It is, rather, an invention of the artist, who liked to create architectural fantasies by combining the different types of structures he became familiar with in Rome. Here, he enlivened the view with washerwomen doing laundry.
Inscription: Signed and dated, lower left (on water trough) in brown ink: "H. Roberti D. Romae 1760"
Medium: pen and brown and gray ink, graphite, and watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 30.9 x 27.8 cm (12 3/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accesion Number: 2008.362

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

Rome, Italy

Country

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Public Spaces
Rivers
Palaces
Bridges

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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