Houses on the Tiber
Gaspar van WittelWW-1600-134293
1600·Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper·27.4 × 42 cm (10 13/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1600
- Dimensions
- 27.4 × 42 cm (10 13/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Gaspar van Wittel
Artist
Gaspar van Wittel
Painting
Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel, known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli or Gasparo degli Occhiali, was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome, Papal States. He played a pivotal role in the development of the genre of topographical painting known as veduta. He is credited with turning topography into a painterly specialism in Italian art.
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Record
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- Gaspar van Wittel
- Year
- 1600
- Dimensions
- 27.4 × 42 cm (10 13/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1600-134293
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified