Parklandschaft,

1773

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

276 x 243 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal XII

Department

Französische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

14716

Acquisition

1982 aus New Yorker Privatbesitz erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Hubert Robert, Parklandschaft, 1773, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/OrLbZbyL1V (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

This painting—the companion piece to ‘Landscape with Ruins of a Roman Temple’ (inv.nr. 14717)—depicts a water basin with fountains and antique troughs into which water flows. Pots of flowering plants signalise that this is in a park; rustic figures and elegant people pass by, stop for a rest or are out for a stroll. The sculpture on the right in the foreground is a Vestal, regarded as the embodiment of virtue.