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Italian Park with a Tempietto

1763

Hubert Robert

Associated Names

Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

The image shows a landscape with a classical structure positioned centrally, surrounded by trees. The artwork is done with fine lines and textured brushstrokes in sepia tones. A person is seen pushing a wheelbarrow along a path towards the structure, with ruins nearby. There are stairs leading to the structure, creating a sense of balance and depth in the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

red chalk on laid paper; laid down
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 31.5 x 44.8 cm (12 3/8 x 17 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.222.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius Böhler, Munich, GER; Mrs. John Pope, Washington, DC, c. 1964; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

Three Masters of Landscape: Fragonard, Robert, and Boucher. Virginian Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1981, no. 27.

1992

Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 35.

Bibliography

1981

Near, Pinkney L. Three Masters of Landscape: Fragonard, Robert, and Boucher. Exh. cat. Virginian Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1981, no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower center in red chalk: Robert 1763

Wikidata ID

Q64574747

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