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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI. Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome. Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome). Dimensions: 67 3/4 x 90 1/2 in. (172.1 x 229.9 cm). Date: 1757. <i>Ancient Rome</i> is a pendant to <i>Modern Rome</i> and shows the most famous antique monuments in the city. It was commissioned by the Count de Stainville, later the Duke de Choiseul, who is at the center with a guidebook in hand. Panini shows himself behind the chair. The gentlemen are admiring a copy of an ancient fresco. The Pantheon, the Coliseum, Trajan's column, the Farnese Hercules, and the Laocoön may be identified. For the identification of the other monuments, visit metmuseum.org.
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Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome. Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome). Dimensions: 67 3/4 x 90 1/2 in. (172.1 x 229.9 cm). Date: 1757. Ancient Rome is a pendant to Modern Rome and shows the most famous antique monuments in the city. It was commissioned by the Count de Stainville, later the Duke de Choiseul, who is at the center with a guidebook in hand. Panini shows himself behind the chair. The gentlemen are admiring a copy of an ancient fresco. The Pantheon, the Coliseum, Trajan's column, the Farnese Hercules, and the Laocoön may be identified. For the identification of the other monuments, visit metmuseum.org.
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OIL ON CANVAS
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4120 x 3164 px | 37.3 MB
Print size:
34.9 x 26.8 cm | 13.7 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
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