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| Title | Classical Landscape | |
| Collection | Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Attributed to school of Panini, Giovanni Paolo (Italian painter, ca. 1692-1765) Attributed to manner of Codazzi, Niccolò (Italian painter, 1642-1693) |
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| Date Earliest | about 1740 | |
| Date Latest | about 1760 | |
| Description | This painting combines figures in a setting of classical ruins in the manner of Panini. This type of picture had become popular in the first half of the eighteenth century. During the eighteenth century, young gentry, particularly from Britain, toured Italy to see works of art and ancient ruins. Capricci (imaginary scenes) such as this painting were popular souvenirs of the Grand Tour. | |
| Current Accession Number | LETMG:1995.9 | |
| Subject | landscape; buildings and gardens (classical ruins); figure | |
| Measurements | 93.0 x 116 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Unknown. | |
| Notes | For Panini and Italian view paintings, see: Arisi, F., Giovanni Paolo Panini 1691-1756, Milan, 1993; Kiene, M., Panini, Paris, 1992; Carpegna, N., Paesisti e Vedutisti a Roma nel '600 e nel '700, Rome, 1956, pp .26-28, ill. nos. 37-38. | |
| Rights Owner | Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery (North Hertfordshire District Council) | |
| Author | Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings | |