Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments  1735

Gallery label: [br]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...