Arches in Ruins
The Met
Artist: Hubert Robert(French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23 1/8 x 61 1/4 in. (58.7 x 155.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ancient stone ruins, two figures, a river, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky
Detailed Description
The panoramic landscape shows ancient stone ruins on the right and a natural landscape on the left. The ruins, made of large, weathered brown-gray stones, feature two prominent arches, with some green vegetation growing on top and between the stones. The interior of the arches is dark. At the base of the ruins, on a patch of green and brown earth, are two figures. One figure, dressed in a long white garment, leans forward over a dark, cylindrical object, possibly a barrel or a stone well, with their back mostly to the viewer. To their right, a second figure, dressed in a pinkish-brown dress with a white top, sits on the ground, facing left, holding a small, light-colored object. A large, circular, gray stone object lies on the ground near the first figure. On the left, a calm body of water, possibly a river or lake, extends from the foreground towards the middle ground. On the far bank, tall, slender trees with light green foliage rise, backed by rolling, misty mountains in shades of blue-gray. The sky above is a light blue-gray with soft white clouds.
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