Gaspare Vanvitelli
Italian Landscape
About this artwork
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artist:Gaspare Vanvitelli (1653 - 1736) Dutch
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title:Italian Landscape
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink with grey wash on paper (badly stained damaged and repaired)
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measurements:26.70 x 40.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1974
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accession number:RSA 1116
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Gaspare Vanvitelli
Gaspare Vanvitelli
Caspar van Wittel, or Gaspare Vanvitelli as he was known in Italy, is regarded as the father of Italian vedute or view painting. Born and trained in Amersfoort, Rome was the base for most his career. Vanvitelli’s works were in high demand and he also worked in Florence, Bologna, Ferrara, Venice and...