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A Capriccio of Roman Ruins Pannini, Giovanni Paolo (painter)
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Title/s	A Capriccio of Roman Ruins
Maker/s	Pannini, Giovanni Paolo (painter) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1691/2-1765]
Category	painting
Name	painting
School/Style	Italian
Technique Description	oil on canvas
Dimensions	height: 36.8 cm width: 69.2 cm
Date	1737
Provenance	bequeathed: McDonald, D.M., Dr 1992 (Filtered for: Paintings, Drawings and Prints) Anonymous (property from an Irish collection) sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 April 1981, lot 50 Bequeathed 1991.
Inscriptions/Marks	signature Position: lower left Content: I.P. PANINI / ROMAE 1737 Position: on the Arch of Constantine Content: SENATVS / POPULUSQVEROMNUS / DIVOTITORIVIVE SPASIANNIF/ VESPASIANO AUGUSTO
Documentation	(2005) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum, London: Scala [page: 72-73]
Accession Number	PD.107-1992 (Paintings, Drawings and Prints) (Reference Number: 995; Input Date: 2000-01-11 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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A Capriccio of Roman Ruins

Pannini, Giovanni Paolo (painter)