A Colonnade in Ruins
The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini's renowned colonnade for Saint Peter's in Rome. Its pendant, Arches in Ruins (17.190.31), is also in The Met collection.
The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini’s renowned colonnade for Saint Peter’s in Rome. Like its pendant, Arches in Ruins (The Met; 17.190.31), the steep perspective is consistent with its use as an overdoor, seen from below.
The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini’s renowned colonnade for Saint Peter’s in Rome. Like its pendant, Arches in Ruins (The Met; 17.190.31), the steep perspective is consistent with its use as an overdoor, seen from below.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Colonnade in Ruins
- Artist: Hubert Robert (French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris)
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 23 x 61 1/8 in. (58.4 x 155.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.32
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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