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The Piazza del Popolo, with its red granite Egyptian obelisk, fountain and twin churches of S. Maria di Montesanto on the left and S. Maria dei Miracoli, was the gateway to Rome for the pilgrim or Grand Tourist. The view is roughly from the top of the Porto del Popolo itself. The prototype is a small composition by Gaspar van Wittel (1652/3–1736) signed and dated 1683, of which several versions are known. This served as a source for Panini, Antonio Joli, Pietro Favris and Hendrick Frans van Lint. This painting is very close to Vanvitelli's prototype in the architecture but there are considerable variations in the placing of the figures and their costumes, which are later in date and similar to those in Panini's views of the piazza. One of these, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, is identical in every detail to this painting except for the clouds and sky.
Title
The Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 97 x W 133 cm
Accession number
WA1847.1
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Revd J. W. Mackie, 1847
Work type
Painting
