Artist

Gaspar van Wittel

Portrait of Gaspar van Wittel
Portrait of Gaspar van Wittel

Dutch Republic

Gaspar van Wittel is a Dutch Republic Baroque artist. 15 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art.

Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (Dutch: ; born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel; 1652 or 1653 – 13 September 1736), known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA: ) or Gasparo degli Occhiali (IPA: ), was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome, Papal States. 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.

Works by Gaspar van Wittel

Collections represented

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