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Hubert Robert – “Painter of Ruins”
Antique ruins, then reflected in the calm waters, then almost hidden by thickets of climbing plants, shrubs. Peaceful rural nature, almost always clear sky. Through the gaps of trees make their way out the dying rays of the sun. Soft play of close colors, remarkable skill in depicting architecture, human figures, in the transfer of the finest natural states. Such is the collective image of painting by the French artist Hubert Robert.
He was born in Paris in 1733. Nineteen year old boys began to attend the workshop of the sculptor Slodtts, who instilled in him a love of antiquity. Continue reading
surpass in this respect
joyful beauty
most picturesque places
variety of color
henceforth become
masters saw in reality
tense in mood
remarkable monument
studios were located
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outlines of buildings
supposedly saved
natural principle
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introduction of an orange-red
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hands he held
huge cycle of murals
linear perspective
direct observations
statue was created
thus emphasizing
where every wave
beautiful and majestic
inhuman tension.
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painters from England
ambassador to Greece
technique of oil painting
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