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A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato, by Gaspar van Wittel, ink, 1710

A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato

Gaspar van Wittel

1710

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato is a 1710 ink by Gaspar van Wittel, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Gaspar van Wittel
When & what style?
1710 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting is called A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato. It was made around 1710 by Gaspar van Wittel. The artist used a mix of pen, brown ink, gray wash, and red chalk to create it, which is interesting because it shows how artists back then experimented with different materials. You can learn more about the Baroque movement.

About the artist

Portrait of Gaspar van Wittel
Artist

Gaspar van Wittel

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…

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