The Arch of Titus and the Roman Forum

Giovanni Paolo Paninithe forties of the XVIII century

Details

Title: The Arch of Titus and the Roman Forum
Creator Lifespan: 1691 - 1765
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Rome
Creator Birth Place: Piacenza
Date: the forties of the XVIII century
Provenance: Archbishop's Painting Gallery, Pozzobonelli Collection
Physical Dimensions: w63.2 x h38.7 cm
Painter: Giovanni Paolo Panini
Description: This painting is an example of the “capricci” characteristic of Giovanni Paolo Panini: monuments of antiquity, placed freely on the canvas, are prevalent than the human figures,with smaller size and rendered lightly and loosely. In this case, the monuments depicted are the Arch of Titus and the columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the foreground, the Arch of Septimius Severus and Diva Faustina in the background, with the Aracoeli, situated on the Capitoline Hill, closing the scene. The lively color range and the elegant brushstrokes lead scholars to date the painting to the fifth decade of the eighteenth century.
Type: painting
Rights: © Archivio fotografico Museo Diocesano, Milano
Medium: oil on canvas

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