Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments

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Panini was the foremost Roman view painter of the 18th century. Like Canaletto, his Venetian contemporary, he received his earliest training from a painter of theatrical scenery. The imaginary architectural perspectives of the Italian stage are not far removed from Panini's fashionable architectural fantasies. Such works combine the most famous monuments of antiquity without regard for the actual topography of Rome. This painting includes the Pantheon, the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, the Maison Carée at Nîmes, the sarcophagus of Constantine and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. [source]