Caspar van Wittel
(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
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The Tiber, Rome, with the Ponte Sisto
Oil on canvas
49.5 x 98.2 cm
Private collection (Sold by Christie’s on 5 jul 2018
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-gaspar-van-wittel-called-vanvitelli-the-tiber-6152953/?
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