Framed The Pont Du Gard by Hubert Robert

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks 
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" x 24"
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" x 36"

Product Details:

The Pont du Gard by Hubert Robert depicts the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, a masterpiece of engineering that had long fascinated artists and travelers. Robert portrays the massive stone arches towering over the Gardon River, emphasizing both their monumental scale and their weathered grandeur. In typical fashion, he adds romantic embellishments: crumbling stones, vegetation creeping across the structure, and small human figures that highlight the bridge’s immensity while giving it a sense of lived history. The painting balances awe at Roman achievement with Robert’s signature interest in ruins, showing the Pont du Gard not just as a functional work of antiquity, but as a poetic symbol of time’s passage and the enduring beauty of decay.