Piazza del Popolo, Rome
imitator of Antonio Canaletto (Venice 1697 - Venice 1768)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
679 x 1070 mm ( x 26 3/4 x 42 1/8 in)
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609055
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, View of the Piazza del Popolo, Rome, by an imitator of Canaletto (Venice 1697 – Venice 1768), 18th century. A townscape of the two churches of Santa Maria in Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli. An obelisk and fountain to the left, figures and a carriage in the foreground.
Provenance
Attingham collection. 1847 Catalogue of Paintings p.9; 1861 Inventory p.214; 1913 Inventory p.70; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
imitator of Antonio Canaletto (Venice 1697 - Venice 1768) , artist