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Figures in an Italianate Landscape

Creator: Giovanni Paolo Panini
Offered by: L' Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc.

Description
Italian painter, architect and stage designer, and originally trained as a painter of illusionistic architecture, Panini moved to Rome in 1711 to study with Benedetto Luti (1666-1724) and Andrea Locatelli (1695-1744). He was a highly successful, prolific and versatile painter, best known for his numerous vedute of Rome, many of white focused on the remnants of the city's classical past of both real and invented views. Ceremonies and festivals are often featured in his vedute, and thus constitute a lively documentation of contemporary topography, lifestyle, and customs. In contrast to Bernardo Bellotto and Gaspar Van Wittel, Panani's treatment is picturesque rather than rigorous; he liked to enliven and animate his views by adding numerous small figures, which he probably studied from life. He worked exclusively in Rome and by the end of his career was the head of a thriving workshop that included the Frechman Hubert Robert (in Rome from 1754) and Panini's son, Francesco Panini (b. 1738).

The subtle drawing of his most favored type of view is a typical example of an idealized Roman setting.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	Italy
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Red chalk on paper
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1691-1765
Styles / Movements:	Old Master, Other
Incollect Reference #:	307193

Dimensions

W.	9.13 in;	H.	6 in;
W.	23.18 cm;	H.	15.24 cm;

Message from Seller:

The gallery deals in European works of art, antiques and paintings from antiquity to the end of the eighteenth century. Under Mrs. Fioratti's direction, the gallery has continued to supply works of art to museums across America and Europe. She has designed interiors in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Mrs. Fioratti has worked on architectural restorations, and restored a 10th century village near Siena.