Monday, January 15, 2024

GASPAR VAN WITTEL, CALLED VANVITELLI
(1652 - 1736)
 

Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome. He played a pivotal role in the development of the genre of topographical painting known as veduta. He is credited with turning topography into a painterly specialism in Italian art.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_van_Wittel

View of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, from the entrance of the Grand Canal
Oil on Canvas
55.1 x 108.2 cm
Private collection
Sold by Christie’s, London, 8 Jul 2021
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6327269

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