The Property of a European Private Collector
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli
Panoramic view of Tivoli
Lot Closed
December 8, 03:34 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Private Collector
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli
Amersfoort 1652/3 - 1736 Rome
Panoramic view of Tivoli
oil on cavnas
unframed: 42.5 x 67.1 cm.; 16¾ x 26⅜ in.
framed: 57.4 x 81.7 cm.; 22⅝ x 32⅛ in.
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 31 May 1979, lot 227;
Art market, Rome;
Where acquired by the present owner over 35 years ago.
This panoramic view of Tivoli is one of around 30 views of the picturesque town painted by Vanvitelli between 1691 and the third decade of the 1700s. Giuliano Briganti (see under Literature) dates this work to the latter part of the artist's career. Unlike other views of the town, which exist in several versions, this work depicts an original composition, looking across the valley of the Aniene river and showing the town from a greater distance.
A related drawing of this work is in the Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Naples.1
1 G. Briganti 1996, pp. 368–89, no. D242, reproduced.
