CIRCLE OF ISAAC DE MOUCHERON (1667-1744) and DIRCK WYNTRACK (1615- 1678)
Capriccio of classical ruins with ornamental fowl, c.1740
Oil on canvas
69 x 82cm (27 x 32 1/4in)
18th century Itailian School
Pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures, c.1760
Oil on canvas
92 x 119cms
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Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, Wiltshire, UK
Literature
Art in Rome in the 18th Century, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000
Andrew Wilton, Grand Tour: Lure of Italy in the Eighteenth Century, 1996
A pair of landscapes with classical ruins and figures, Italian 18th century school. Oil on canvas in period giltwood frames, c. 1760.
These 'capriccio' or fantasy landscapes of improbable groupings of buildings and ruins in arcadian landscapes were popular with wealthy and aristocratic travellers in the 18th century on their 'Grand Tour' as souvenirs of their travels which they took back to decorate the walls of their grand houses. Artists who specialised in this genre of painting included Giovanni Paolo Panini, Claude-Joseph Vernet and Francesco Guardi.
