Lot Essay
Ferdinando Arisi has endorsed an attribution to Panini in full (written correspondence, c. 1990) and suggested a dating to c. 1755.
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A Roman capriccio with the Colosseum, Trajan's column, the Farnese Hercules, the Pyramid of Cestius and other classical buildings, with figures resting in the foreground
Details
Circle of Giovanni Paolo Panini (Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome)
A Roman capriccio with the Colosseum, Trajan's column, the Farnese Hercules, the Pyramid of Cestius and other classical buildings, with figures resting in the foreground
oil on canvas
31 ¼ x 43 3/8 in. (79.2 x 110.4 cm.)
A Roman capriccio with the Colosseum, Trajan's column, the Farnese Hercules, the Pyramid of Cestius and other classical buildings, with figures resting in the foreground
oil on canvas
31 ¼ x 43 3/8 in. (79.2 x 110.4 cm.)
Provenance
Lady Hermione Cameron, Lochiel; (Possibly) Christie's, London, 4 October 1946, lot 169, as 'G.P. Pannini' (55 gns. to Moretti).
with Betty Weiss Gallery, Connecticut.
The Burndy Library, Norwalk, Connecticut; Christie's, New York, 9 October 1991, lot 5 ($104,500).
with Betty Weiss Gallery, Connecticut.
The Burndy Library, Norwalk, Connecticut; Christie's, New York, 9 October 1991, lot 5 ($104,500).