La Galerie Antique
ca. 1763–65
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm) plate: 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (13.9 x 9.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.55.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
**La Galerie Antique** *Hubert Robert, ca. 1763–65* Etching; sheet: 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929 Hubert Robert, the celebrated 18th-century French artist known as "Robert des Ruines," *La Galerie Antique* during formative years in Rome (1755–64). This intimate etching captures his signature fascination with ancient architecture, depicting an imagined vaulted gallery brimming with classical columns, statues, and evocative ruins. Rendered in meticulous line work, the print evokes the grandeur of antiquity amid a poetic dec...
About the Artist
Hubert Robert · 1733–1808
Hubert Robert, born on May 22, 1733, in Paris, emerged from a modest background; his father, Nicolas Robert, served the influential Choiseul family, whose patronage shaped the young artist's path. After completing his studies at the Jesuit Collège de Navarre in 1751, he entered the atelier of sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz, who taught him design and perspective before encouraging a shift to painting....