A capriccio of classical ruins with figures by the sarcophagus of Constantine, an obelisk, the Temple of Fortuna, the Colosseum and the Basilica of Maxentius beyond

Details

Studio of Giovanni Paolo Panini (Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome)
A capriccio of classical ruins with figures by the sarcophagus of Constantine, an obelisk, the Temple of Fortuna, the Colosseum and the Basilica of Maxentius beyond
oil on canvas
30¼ x 345/8 in. (77 x 88 cm.)

Literature

F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma del'700, Rome, 1986, p. 409, no. 357 (with incorrect illustration).

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Lot Essay

Sold with a certificate from Professor Ferdinando Arisi, dated 14 February 1976, in which he attributes the picture to Panini, considering it substantially by his hand, referring to the figures and the Colosseum. Arisi (1984) mentions a number of versions and copies, including one larger, initialled canvas of rather wider format which may well, if it is the example illustrated by him, be autograph.

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