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Gaspar van Wittel

1653

WA-00049310

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NationalityGetty Ulan + Wikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Gaspar van Wittel was a Dutch painter who spent his career in Rome and pioneered the veduta, or topographical view, as a distinct painterly genre in Italian art. Working in oils and drawing, he transformed the mapping of urban and architectural landscape into a vehicle for atmospheric observation and compositional refinement. His expansive vistas of Rome and the Papal States established conventions of accuracy and dramatic light that would define the genre for succeeding generations.

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Artworks (30)

Shipping in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta

1750

A View of an Inn near Rieti

1712

View of the Gulf of Naples

1712 · copper

Gezicht op Napels

1712 · copper

Figures from the Farnese Palace and from Life

1710 · pen

View up the Tiber from the Strada di Marmorata

1710 · oil paint

The Gardens of the Villa Medici

1710 · graphite

overall: 36.1 x 71.4 cm (14 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato

1710 · pen

overall: 25.9 x 38.4 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

View of the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine from the East, Rome

1707 · oil paint

View of the Royal Palace at Naples

1706 · oil paint

View of St. Peter's Square, Rome

1705 · oil paint

The Darsena delle Galere and Castello Nuovo at Naples

1703 · oil paint

The Ruins of an Ancient Amphitheater

1701 · pen

sheet: 41.7 x 54.1 cm (16 7/16 x 21 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Colosseum Seen from the Southeast

1700 · oil paint

View of the Colosseum, Rome

1700 · oil paint

View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome

1700 · oil paint

The Port of Naples: ‘La Darsena delle Galere’

1700 · oil paint

View of Tivoli

1700 · oil paint

Studies of Lago Maggiore and and the Entrance to a Palazzo

1700 · graphite

overall: 36.1 x 49.9 cm (14 3/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Lago Maggiore

1700 · graphite

overall: 36.1 x 49.9 cm (14 3/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Piazza Navona, Rome

1699 · oil paint

View of Venice from the Island of San Giorgio

1697 · oil paint

View of Rome with the Tiberand Castel Sant'Angelo

1685 · tempera

View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome

1685 · oil paint

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30 published of 31 catalogued · 30 with image

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50 entries · 1 sources

View of the Gulf of Naples
1712 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
The Gardens of the Villa Medici
1710 · Nga · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
A View of Rome from Santa Maria del Priorato
1710 · Nga · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
Figures from the Farnese Palace and from Life
1710 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
View up the Tiber from the Strada di Marmorata
1710 · Wikidata · 5 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
View of the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine from the East, Rome
1707 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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View of the Royal Palace at Naples
1706 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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View of St. Peter's Square, Rome
1705 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Darsena delle Galere and Castello Nuovo at Naples
1703 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Ruins of an Ancient Amphitheater
1701 · Nga · 5 prov
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