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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI. modern Rome

Modern Rome. Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome). Dimensions: 67 3/4 x 91 3/4 in. (172.1 x 233 cm). Date: 1757.
Among Panini's most brilliant inventions are <i>Modern Rome</i> and its pendant. They contrive to show the famous monuments of the city as paintings arranged in a sumptuous gallery. They were commissioned by the Count de Stainville, later Duke de Choiseul, ambassador to Rome from 1753 to 1757; he is shown seated in an armchair. Among the works illustrated are Michelangelo's <i>Moses</i> and Bernini's statues of <i>Constantine</i>, <i>David</i>, <i>Apollo and Daphne</i>, and his fountains in Piazza Navona. For the identification of additional monuments, visit metmuseum.org.
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modern Rome
Modern Rome. Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome). Dimensions: 67 3/4 x 91 3/4 in. (172.1 x 233 cm). Date: 1757. Among Panini's most brilliant inventions are Modern Rome and its pendant. They contrive to show the famous monuments of the city as paintings arranged in a sumptuous gallery. They were commissioned by the Count de Stainville, later Duke de Choiseul, ambassador to Rome from 1753 to 1757; he is shown seated in an armchair. Among the works illustrated are Michelangelo's Moses and Bernini's statues of Constantine, David, Apollo and Daphne, and his fountains in Piazza Navona. For the identification of additional monuments, visit metmuseum.org.
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Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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4192 x 3241 px | 38.9 MB
Taille d'impression:
35.5 x 27.4 cm | 14.0 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)