Ruins, monuments and heritage: relations between Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Hubert Robert in the 18th century

This paper seeks to analyze possible relationships between the works of the Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) and the French painter Hubert Robert (1733-1808) in a context of emergence of the “cult of ruins” in Europe. The relationship between the two artists and their producti...

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Autor: Knack, Eduardo Roberto Jordão
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Universitário La Salle (Unilasalle)
Repositorio:Mouseion (Canoas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.unilasalle.edu.br:article/9249
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/Mouseion/article/view/9249
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Hubert Robert
cult of ruins
historicity
heritage
culto das ruínas
historicidade
patrimônio
Patrimônio
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Sumario:This paper seeks to analyze possible relationships between the works of the Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) and the French painter Hubert Robert (1733-1808) in a context of emergence of the “cult of ruins” in Europe. The relationship between the two artists and their production helps to understand how the notions of monument and heritage were related to the fascination for the ruins of the past, in addition to exemplifying interpretations of the tensions and crises of historicity that emerged throughout the 18th century. To explore these tensions, some works are observed, such as the Antichitá Romane (Roman Antiquities) and the Grotteschi (Grotescos), by Piranesi; and Project for the Grande Galerie of the Louvre and Imaginary View of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre, by Robert.