Ruins in Nîmes, Orange, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence by Hubert Robert. A grand architectural capriccio depicting various Roman ruins, including a temple and a triumphal arch, under a luminous sky with small figures scattered in the foreground.

Ruins in Nîmes, Orange, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Hubert Robert

1786 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A masterful architectural landscape by Hubert Robert featuring the majestic ruins of ancient Rome set against an atmospheric sky.

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A weightier piece with steady character with softened warm notes — holds a formal wall with confidence.

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Library · Study · Dining Room
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Reads best above substantial furniture or an open wall
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Versatile across wall tones
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Soft white, Charcoal black, Rich brown

About the piece

Painted in 1786, this grand capriccio by Hubert Robert brings together various Roman monuments from Nîmes, Orange, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence into a single imaginative landscape. Known as 'Robert des Ruines', the artist expertly captures the monumental scale of the Maison Carrée and other antiquities, bathed in a soft, golden light that evokes a sense of historical nostalgia and the sublime.

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