A Colonnade in Ruins
Artist: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)
Original Dimensions: 23" x 61 1/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (not listed) "The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini's renowned colonnade for Saint Peter's in Rome. Its pendant, Arches in Ruins (17.190.31), is also in The Met collection.
The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini’s renowned colonnade for Saint Peter’s in Rome. Like its pendant, Arches in Ruins (The Met; 17.190.31), the steep perspective is consistent with its use as an overdoor, seen from below." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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