Giovanni Paolo Panini Roman Capriccio with Pantheon 1735 |
Many obscure Italian painters of the 17th and 18th centuries turned out canvases filled with fantastical arrangements (or rearrangements) of Roman architecture (or Roman-like elements of architecture). Wealthy English visitors bought countless examples. Many such tourist trophies inevitably made their way – like these – into the Royal Collection.
Marco Ricci Capriccio 1720-25 |
Marco Ricci Capriccio 1729 |
Marco Ricci Capriccio c. 1725-30 |
Marco Ricci Capriccio c. 1729 |
Alessandro Salucci Capriccio 1656 |
Francesco Zuccarelli Landscape Capriccio c. 1760-69 |
Francesco Zuccarelli Landscape Capriccio c. 1760-69 |
Claude Lorrain Harbor Capriccio 1643 |
Luca Carlevarijs Harbor Capriccio c. 1700-10 |
Luca Carlevarijs Harbor Capriccio c. 1700-10 |
Canaletto Venetian Capriccio with Colleoni Monument 1744 |