Classical Ruins and Figures
possibly Niccolò Codazzi (Naples 1642 - Genoa 1693)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
952 x 1295 mm (37 1/2 x 51 in)
Place of origin
Naples
Order this imageCollection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 719428
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Classical Ruins and Figures by Viviano Codazzi (Bergamo c.1604 – Rome 1670) or Niccolò Codazzi (Naples 1642 - Genoa 1693). A ruined basilica (based on the Basilica of Constantine) with a viaduct and the sea seen through an archway in the centre; figures and animals in the foreground.
Provenance
Bought by Wiggett Chute, June 1845, for £5.10.0., as by Ghisolfi; bequeathed with The Vyne, estate and contents by Sir Charles Chute, 1st Bt (1879-1956)
Credit line
The Vyne, The Chute Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
possibly Niccolò Codazzi (Naples 1642 - Genoa 1693) , artist possibly Viviano Codazzi (Bergamo c.1604 - Rome 1670), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Giovanni Ghisolfi (Milan c.1623 - Milan 1683), artist