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Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: [ybɛʁ ʁɔbɛʁ]; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.
- 22 May 1733, Paris, France
- 15 April 1808 (aged 74), Paris, France
View all 39 artworks. Hubert Robert lived in the XVIII – XIX cent., a remarkable figure of French Rococo. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- French
- May 22, 1733
- Paris, France
- April 15, 1808
Apr 11, 2024 · Hubert Robert was a French landscape painter sometimes called Robert des Ruines because of his many romantic representations of Roman ruins set in idealized surroundings. Robert left Paris for Rome in 1754 and studied at the French Academy there. He also met the French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
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May 30, 2016 · Hubert Robert has come down in history as a painter of ruins and landscapes, but he was above all one of the 18th century’s greatest creators of poetic images. Witty and urbane with an endlessly enquiring mind, Hubert Robert was a true man of the Enlightenment. He followed a remarkable artistic path that led him from Rome in the mid-18th ...
Jan 31, 2015 · Hubert Robert was a French painter best known for his landscapes and romanticized depictions of ruins. View Hubert Robert’s 2,166 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available works on paper, paintings, and prints and multiples for sale and ...
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Apr 28, 2016 · April 28, 2016. PARIS — The 18th-century French painter Hubert Robert was so closely identified with images of majestic architectural decay that he acquired the nickname “Robert des Ruines.”...
May 6, 2024 · Biography. Born in Paris in 1733, Hubert Robert was a landscape draftsman and painter whose early training was sponsored by members of the Choiseul family, the employers of his parents who were retainers in their household. In 1754 he traveled to Rome in the entourage of France’s new ambassador to the papal court, Étienne François, comte de ...
