Artwork
Capriccio with Washerwomen at a Canal
Capriccio with Washerwomen at a Canal is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Hubert Robert. It dates from 1780 and is held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum.
About this work
Overview
Capriccio with Washerwomen at a Canal is an oil painting created by Hubert Robert around 1780. It is a cityscape that blends real and imagined elements.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts washerwomen at work along a canal, beneath a grand stone bridge adorned with statues and columns. The scene juxtaposes ancient-style architecture with everyday modern life.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by its detailed rendering of figures and buildings, with a strong emphasis on light and shadow to create a sense of depth and realism. It is associated with the Rococo movement, despite Robert's connection to Romanticism.
Artist & collection
Artist
Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy…
Capriccio of a Harbor
Paysage avec ruines romaines
Architectural Landscape with a Canal
The Arch of Trajan at Benevento
The Fountains
The Roman Forum
The Landing Place
The Landing Place
Vedere din Roma Veche (Roma cu columnele templului lui Jupiter)
Peasants and Horses Standing By A Fountain: The Curia Ostilia and the Basilica Porzia on the Palatine Hill Beyond