Hubert Robert

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Hubert Robert was an 18th-century French painter and draughtsman renowned for his romantic landscapes and imaginative architectural ruins, earning him the nickname "Robert des Ruines."

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instanceOf French artist
draughtsman
human
landscape painter
painter
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1733-05-22
dateOfDeath 1808-04-15
educatedAt Collège de Navarre
French Academy in Rome
employer Louvre Museum
ethnicGroup French
fieldOfWork drawing
painting
genre architectural painting
capriccio
landscape art
ruin painting
influencedBy Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Paolo Panini
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
movement Neoclassicism
Rococo
name Hubert Robert self-link
nickname Robert des Ruines
notableFor imaginative architectural ruins
romantic landscapes
notableWork Imaginary View of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre in Ruins
The Bathing Pool
The Fire of Rome
Tuileries Garden
surface form: The Garden of the Tuileries

The Old Bridge
Pont du Gard
surface form: The Pont du Gard
occupation curator
designer
draughtsman
painter
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
Paris
placeOfDeath First French Empire
Paris
positionHeld Designer of the King’s Gardens
Keeper of the King’s Pictures
sexOrGender male
workLocation Paris
Rome

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Hubert Robert name Hubert Robert self-link