The Ponte Salario
circa 1775 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a picturesque view of the ancient Ponte Salario in Rome, surrounded by rustic architecture and figures engaged in daily activities. It captures the artist's characteristic interest in Roman ruins and the integration of figures within a historicized landscape.
Did you know?
Hubert Robert was famously known as 'Robert des Ruines' for his lifelong obsession with painting the decaying architecture of Rome. He played a significant role in the establishment of the Louvre as a public museum and was so deeply embedded in the French art scene that he survived imprisonment during the French Revolution.
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The Ponte Salario
Hubert Robert, circa 1775
