A capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon, the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, the statue of Marcus Aurelius, Trajan's Column, the Temple of Fortuna Virilis and the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli

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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI (PIACENZA 1691-1765 ROME)
A capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon, the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, the statue of Marcus Aurelius, Trajan's Column, the Temple of Fortuna Virilis and the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli
oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 53 1/4 in. (98.1 x 135.2 cm.)

Provenance

(Probably) Thomas Gaskell (1769-1830), Ingersley Hall, Cheshire, by inheritance with the house to his wife,
Mary Upton Gaskell (d. 1851), by inheritance to her daughter,
Jane Palmer (1813-1880), wife of the Revd. George Palmer (1814-1852), Bollington, by inheritance to their daughter,
Frances Anne Jackson (1841-1920), Sandford Lodge, Cheltenham.
Mahmoud S. Rabbani (1934-2002), The Hague.
with Chaucer Fine Arts, London, 1990, from whom acquired by a private collector and by whom sold,
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 91, where acquired by the present owner.

Literature

F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini, Soncino, 1992, p. 92, no. 28.

Exhibited

Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, Herinneringen aan Italië, Kunst en toerisme in de 18de eeuw, 1984, no. 87.

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Lot Essay

The composition is closely related to the Capriccio of Roman ruins, signed and dated 1737 (see F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma del '700, Rome, 1986, p. 357, no. 251) in which the artist has substituted the sarcophagus and the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina respectively with the Medici Vase and the Temple of Minerva Medica.

At the time of the 2011 sale, Professor David R. Marshall confirmed the attribution following inspection of the original, regarding it as a fine example from the artist's mid-career.

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