Jean-Honoré FragonardFrench, 1732–1806Roman Interior
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Yes, on view now
Where is “Roman Interior” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 631, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
New York, United States
Open now· until 9:00 PM
On public display.
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- Accession number
- 46.30
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In the catalog
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In the life of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The whole life1760
Travels through Italy with Hubert Robert
Together with Hubert Robert he traveled across Italy, making numerous sketches of the local scenery. In the romantic gardens with their fountains, grottoes, temples and terraces, Fragonard found the imagery he would later embody in his art.
c. 1761
Studio in the Louvre
On his return to Paris he received a studio in the Louvre palace, where he lived, and was put in charge of the decoration of the Galerie d'Apollon.
April 1761
Return to France via Venice and southern Italy
Having lived in Rome until April 1761, he left the Eternal City with his patron the Abbé de Saint-Non and Hubert Robert: he visited Florence, Bologna and Venice, where he studied Tiepolo, made a journey to southern Italy, and returned to France.
