ROBERT, Hubert
(b. 1733, Paris, d. 1808, Paris)

Villa Farnese with Gardens at Caprarola

c. 1764
Oil on canvas, 46 x 72 cm
Private collection

Robert is known to have visited Caprarola in 1761 and 1764. On both occasions he produced a number of drawings and paintings which would serve him as models for later capricci. The figures, most usually washerwomen (as here), are shown engaged in everyday activities and are set in dramatic architectural surroundings in various states of decay and disrepair.




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