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Description: | Giovanni Paolo Panini came to prominence as a painter of vedute in Rome in the early 1700s, and he also produced imaginary views of classical ruins such as this. His architectural fantasies often incorporate identifiable monuments: the columns in the background, similar to those of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius which Panini also painted, was actually based on a piece of ephemeral architecture which was installed on the Piazza Navona in 1729 for a firework display celebrating the birth of the Dauphin of France (father of the future Louis XVI). This painting also reveals the artist's interest in stage design. | Subjects: | animal (horse); figure; buildings and gardens | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Panini, Giovanni Paolo (Italian painter, ca. 1692-1765) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8544... | Go to resource |
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