Ancient Rome Through the Romantic Eyes of Turquin de Crissé

In the Baroque period, the ruins of Rome inspired artists to paint landscapes recalling the vanity of human endeavors. From French artists Claude Gellée to Hubert Robert, they enjoyed showing the remains of Antiquity’s most powerful metropolis overtaken by nature and grazing flocks. Although typical of the Romantic era, Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé’s work fits into that philosophical tradition. His Vue prise à Rome sous l'arc…