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| Gian Paolo Panini Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti ca. 1755-58 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art |
The Panini were one among several families with reputations for depicting architectural marvels in and around Rome during the first great surge of international tourism in the 18th century. Their work was lucid and generous, like Mozart's operas.
The Spanish Steps (as seen above) had been constructed only about thirty years before this drawing was made. They linked the Piazza di Spagna below with the French church of Trinità dei Monti, formerly stranded on its precipice above.
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| Gian Paolo Panini Villa Albani, Rome 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Francesco Panini Farnese Gallery, Rome ca. 1775 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio with Pyramid 18th century wash drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Classical Ruins 18th century wash drawing British Museum |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Figures beneath a Ruinous Arch 18th century wash drawing British Museum |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Arcade with Sarcophagus 18th century watercolor Morgan Library, New York |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio Ruinous Arches 18th century watercolor Morgan Library, New York |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Ruined Colonnade 18th century watercolor British Museum |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio with Pantheon 1735 oil on canvas Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Classical Ruins with Woman Preaching ca. 1735 oiil on canvas Prado |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Interior of St. Peter's, Rome 1735 oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art |