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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Museum
The Grotto of Posillipo
c. 1769
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
Denis-Pierre Papillon de la Ferte
Provenance event
Marius Paulme (sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, November 22, 1923, nos. 76 and 77, to Henri Boudo...
Provenance event
Henri Boudonneau, Paris, until 1949
Provenance event
Rene Boudonneau (son of Henri), until 1961
Provenance event
Mme S. A. Boudonneau (wife of Rene), Geneva (sold, Christie's, London, December 13, 1974, no. 146 [p...
Provenance event
Gallerie Cailleux, Paris, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976.
Source provenance text
Denis-Pierre Papillon de la Ferte Marius Paulme (sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, November 22, 1923, nos. 76 and 77, to Henri Boudonneau) Henri Boudonneau, Paris, until 1949 Rene Boudonneau (son of Henri), until 1961 Mme S. A. Boudonneau (wife of Rene), Geneva (sold, Christie's, London, December 13, 1974, no. 146 [pair], to Gallerie Cailleux) Gallerie Cailleux, Paris, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Paris, Salon of 1769, ns. 95 and 96. Paris, Galerie Charpentier, June 1922: :Hubert Robert et Louis Moreau," cat. nos. 31 and 32. Paris, Galerie Cailleux, 1975: "Eloge de l'ovale," cat. nos. 26 and 27, repr. CMA February 1977: "Year in Review," cat., Bull., LXIV (Feb. 1977), p. 49, nos 41 and 42, illus.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Sourced Overview Evidence
Hubert Robert studied and worked in Italy from 1754–65. Upon returning to Paris, he entered the Royal Academy as an architectural painter and full member in 1766. His time in Italy would prove to be influential and classical architectural subjects would dominate his subsequent oeuvre. <em>Interior of the Colonnade of St. Peter's</em> is based on a drawing dated 1758, the same year that Pope Clement XIII Rezzonico was elected. Given his interest in classical subjects, Robert has antiquated his subject by aging the condition of the columns and including a soldier dressed in ancient Roman armor. Similarly, Robert imaginatively portrays the Grotto of Posillipo. Measuring over 2000 feet in length, this tunnel was carved from the volcanic rock by ancient Romans to connect Naples with Pozzuoli. While this passageway was improved by repaving and reinforcing the arches during the reign of Charles III of Naples (1734–59), this structure was never the grand tunnel Robert depicts with coffered vaults and engaged columns.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 6 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.
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