One of the most prominent artists of his era, Hubert Robert is perhaps best known today as ‘Robert of the Ruins,’ the nickname bestowed on him by the eighteenth-century philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist Denis Diderot. Read more.
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View of the Tapis Vert at Versailles (1777), Hubert Robert. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Château de Gaillon (c. 1773), Hubert Robert. Private Collection
The Monuments of Paris (1788), Hubert Robert. Collection Power Corporation of Canada, Montreal
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (1783), Hubert Robert. Private Collection
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