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Why did Robert Adam travel to Spalato in Dalmatia in 1757?
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Robert Adam
Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam traveled to Spalato (modern-day Split, Croatia) in 1757 to study the ruins of Diocletianâs palace.
He believed that his architectural knowledge would remain incomplete unless he could supplement his study of public works with the observation of a private edifice from antiquity. During his five-week stay, he and his companion, the architect Charles-Louis Clérisseau, prepared detailed drawings of the site, which were later published in 1764 as Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia.1