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Dimensions: 29 7/8 by 25 1/4 in.; 76 by 64 cm.
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Provenance: THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Albert Grossman, Brombach;
His sale, Munich, Helbing, October 30, 1902, lot 114;
With Knoedler & Co., New York;
Mrs. Marianne G. Faulkner, Woodstock,Vermont;
Her deceased sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, November 15, 1958, lot 157 (erroneously as dated 1745), where acquired by R. P. Wunder;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
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Literature: F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini, Piacenza 1961, p. 230;
F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma del '700, Rome 1986, p. 413, cat. no. 366, reproduced (erroneously as dated 1745).
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Notes: Imaginary landscapes (capricci) such as this one were typical of Panini's output in the 1720s and though he never really ceased to paint such scenes, there appears to have been a renewed interest in this kind of painting in the middle of the century largely due to the increasing demand by Grand Tourists visiting Rome.
The composition evidently enjoyed large popularity for a number of replicas, probably executed in his studio, are known: one, of slightly larger dimensions (101 by 67.5 cm.), was sold in London, Christie's, October 11, 1963, lot 62, another, also oflarger dimensions, was sold, London, Christie's, December 16, 1983, lot 205.
