The Ponte Salario

The Ponte Salario by Hubert Robert

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 91.3 x 121 cm (35 15/16 x 47 5/8 in.) framed: 116.2 x 146.1 x 9.2 cm (45 3/4 x 57 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CF

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1952.5.50

About the Artist

Hubert Robert · 17331808

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....

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