St. Peter's Basilica from Villa Pamphili
St. Peter's Basilica from Villa Pamphili
Luminous oil painting on canvas depicting the profile of St. Peter's Basilica as seen from Villa Doria Pamphilj, within contemporary gilt wood and stucco frame.
Signed at lower right L. Joubert (Leon Joubert 1851-1928).
Dimensions 34 x 55 cm the canvas alone-with frame 57 x 79 cm.
Excellent condition commensurate with the age. On first canvas.
Leon Joubert (Quimper 1851 - Paris 1928 active 1877-1900):
Leon Joubert was a French artist who specialized in landscape painting. Like many of the painters during the 19th century he studied with one of the premier artists of the period - Léon G. Pelouse (1838-1891) who was known for his majestic landscape images.
Joubert debuted at the Sociétaire des Artistes Français in 1883 and received an honorable mention in 1884 and a third class medal in 1889. His work was included in both the Exposition Universalle of 1889 and 1900 – receiving the bronze medal at both.
His style and choice of subject matter show a significant influence from the work of the Barbizon painters – particularly that of Corot. Caude Phillips’ review of The Salon of the Champs Élysées of 1893 states: “Among these M. Joubert comes first, with his Le Colyseé vu du Palatin, a view of the Colosseum and its environment, more artistic and less nakedly topographical than any that has been produced since Corot in his early days made himself the interpreter of Roman city scenery.”
