Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
French
Artist Dates
1733-1808
Title of Work
The Ancient Temple
Preview
Date of Work
ca. 1763
Medium
Etching
Signature
N/A
Height
5 1/4"
Width
3 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 3, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Hubert Robert was a French painter born in 1733 in Paris. In 1754 Robert studied at the French Academy in Rome where he was exposed to a a wide variety of Roman architecture and landscapes. He is best known for his depictions of crumbling and romanticized Roman ruins and architecture, which gained him the nickname "Robert des Ruines". Works by Hubert Robert can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and several others internationally.
Additional Information
Plate 4 from Les Soireés de Rome Series, 1763-1764
James Smith Pierce Collection
Condition
Very good
Condition Notes
Matted with window cut about a 1/2" margin greater. taped top edge.