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A Colonnade in Ruins  1808

by Hubert Robert

The ruins in this painting are modelled after Bernini's renowned colonnade for Saint Peter's in Rome. Its pendant, Arches in Ruins (17.190.31), is exhibited in this gallery on the opposite wall over the door. (Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art