View of the Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Drawing
ca. 1692 (made)
ca. 1692 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Many of the most accomplished topographical artists active in Rome in the seventeenth century were Netherlandish. 'Vanvitelli', the Dutchman Gaspar van Wittel (1653-1736) pioneered a popular style of highly-detailed view painting and several of his works were engraved by his associate and countryman, the enigmatic Gomar Wouters. This hitherto unidentified drawing in the Vanvitelli manner is a meticulous study by Wouters for his own independent large print of the Piazza del Popolo published in 1692.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | View of the Piazza del Popolo, Rome (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with grey wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'View of the Piazza del Popolo, Rome', by Gommarus Wouters, Flemish School, pen and brown ink, c. 1692 |
| Physical description | Large topographical drawing of the Piazza del Popolo, Rome, from a high vantage point. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at top, in black chalk, 36. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833–1900), London and Brighton (L. 488), by whom bequeathed to the museum, 1900 |
| Places depicted | |
| Summary | Many of the most accomplished topographical artists active in Rome in the seventeenth century were Netherlandish. 'Vanvitelli', the Dutchman Gaspar van Wittel (1653-1736) pioneered a popular style of highly-detailed view painting and several of his works were engraved by his associate and countryman, the enigmatic Gomar Wouters. This hitherto unidentified drawing in the Vanvitelli manner is a meticulous study by Wouters for his own independent large print of the Piazza del Popolo published in 1692. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. II, Cat. 600, illus. p.500. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.362 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2008 |
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