Updated 12 March 2024
On Display Permanent collection
Imaginary View of Rome with the Horse-Tamer of the Monte Cavallo and a Church
| Date | 1786 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
| Size（cm） | 161 x 107 |
| Credit Line | Purchased |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1977-0002 |
This pair of paintings was created after Robert returned from Italy and was at the height of his artistic powers. As shown by his numerous landscapes, in this Roman Fantasy Robert gathered far-flung masterpieces from antiquity, such as the statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Campidoglio and Trajan's Column, and depicted them in the same composition. Robert received invitations from the Russian queen Ekaterina in 1782 and again in 1791, reflecting his fame in Russia at the time. He never actually went to Russia; however, he sent several of his works in his place. This pair of paintings was possibly originally part of a Russian aristocratic collection. (Source: Masterpieces of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2009, cat. no.53)
Provenance
Comte Lazareff; St. Petersburg; Princess Curousoff; Princess Paley, femme du Grand Duc Paul, Tsarskoe Seloe, St. Petersburg; V., Christie, Mnson & Woods, London, 21 juin 1929, 40; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, 1926; Landon K. Throne, New York, 1931; Eugène Victor Thaw, New York; Xavier Fourcade, New York; Artemis, Bruxelles; Purchased by the NMWA, 1977.
Exhibition History
- 1978
- European Landscape Painting, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 14 September 1978 - 26 October 1978, cat. no. 38, repr.
- 1978
- European Landscape Painting, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Kofu, 3 November 1978 - 15 January 1979, cat. no. 36
- 1997
- Resonating Love and Life: European Art from National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Nagaoka, 12 April 1997 - 18 May 1997, cat. no. 13
- 2012
- Hubert Robert: Les jardins du Temps, The National Museum of Western Art , 6 March 2012 - 20 May 2012, cat. no. 98
- 2019
- A Passion for Antiquity: Archeology and Art in the Eighteenth Century Italy, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 2 October 2019 - 17 November 2019, cat. no. 48
Bibliography
- 1929
- Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Pictures & Drawings formed by Her Highness Princess Paley. Christie, Manson, & Woods, London, 1929, repr, no. 40.
- 1961
- Seligmann, Germain. Merchants of Art: 1880-1960, Eighty Years of Professional Collecting. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1961, pl. 32.
- 1977
- Koshi, Koichi. Sekai no Meiga. No. 2, Tokyo, 1977, p. 101, col. repr.
- 1978
- Masterpieces of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1978 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 25, repr.
- 1979
- Gazette des Beaux-Arts. ser. 6, tome 93, Apr. 1979, "Chronique des Arts", p. 68, no. 340, repr.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 244, repr.
- 1979
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 12 (1977), 1979, Koshi, Koichi. New acquisitions 1977 (Painting). pp. 10-11, New acquisitions (Catalogue). pp. 16-18, repr.
- 1999
- Hubert Robert (1733-1808) et Saint-Pétersbourg: Les commandes de la famille impériale et des princes russes entre 1773 et 1802 (exh. cat.). Musée de Valence, 1999, p. 107.
- 2006
- Masterpieces of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2006 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 53, col. repr.
- 2009
- Masterpieces of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2009, no. 53, col. repr.
- 2012
- Hubert Robert: Les jardins du Temps (exh. cat.). The National Museum of Western Art; Fukuoka Art Museum; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art; The Tokyo Shimbun, eds. [Tokyo/ Fukuoka/ Shizuoka], The National Museum of Western Art; Western Art Foundation; Fukuoka Art Museum; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art; The Tokyo Shimbun, 2012, pp. 200, 202, 308, cat. no. 98, col. repr.
- 2013
- Masterpieces: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2013 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 69, col. repr.
- 2019
- A Passion for Antiquity: Archeology and Art in the Eighteenth Century Italy(exh. cat.). Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, c2019, cat. no. 48, col. repr.