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The subject has been described as the Loggia at the Vatican or alternatively as the Villa Albani, however the scene is almost certainly a capriccio, an imaginative composition. In fact, the picture comprises elements of both buildings, while the courtyard and arcade recall the Palazzo Farnese. In the foreground a young artist in a flamboyant hat is studying the Apollo Belvedere. Hubert Robert spent 11 years in Italy, where he developed a taste for painting and drawing monuments and ruins, both real and imaginary. He is considered a leading exponent of the painted capriccio.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

A Capriccio of Roman Architecture

Date

c.1775

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 120 x W 100.2 cm

Accession number

K2401

Acquisition method

purchased, 1954

Work type

Painting

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Queens Road, Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RL England

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Artist or maker

Hubert Robert

1733–1808

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