After Giovanni Giacomo Van Lint, View of Rome with Piazza Navona Landscape, 1770, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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Giovanni giacomo van lint (rome 1723 - 1790) attributed

view of rome with flooded piazza navona

oil on canvas (50 … Read more Giovanni giacomo van lint (rome 1723 - 1790) attributed

view of rome with flooded piazza navona

oil on canvas (50 x 62 cm - framed 61 x 74 cm)

this work is part of a series of three paintings, along with views of the trevi fountain and st. John lateran.

this splendid view of rome, depicting the famous flooded piazza navona, is of excellent quality and is attributed to the roman landscape painter giovanni giacomo van lint (rome 1723 - 1790).

this is a very interesting historical document, immortalizing one of the now-disused summer traditions that shaped the history of the eternal city: the so-called "lake" in piazza navona. Since 1652, by order of pope innocent x, every saturday and sunday in august the square, thanks to its concave bottom, was flooded, creating a large pool to cool nobles and commoners during the summer heat.

the view is characterized by its luminous chromatic tone, with the fading sunlight instilling a delicate sense of chromatic stillness, a stylistic feature typical of the mature period of our painter, who achieved a solid reputation as a view painter with topographical precision depicting the city of rome.

the painting, in particular, is a derivation of an engraving by the celebrated giuseppe vasi (corleone 1710 – rome 1782), taken from the monumental collection entitled "delle magnificenze di roma antica e moderna" (the magnificence of ancient and modern rome), featuring the most beautiful views of the eternal city, which ensured vasi's great fame, thanks above all to the consistently original and perspective-captivating compositions and the never-predictable choice of subjects.

giuseppe vasi, who reveals the full extent of his graphic creativity in this monumental work, became an important point of reference for the view painters active in rome: it was common for artists of the time to reference his prints—as happened in venice with visentini's engravings—to create precise iconographies of places.

views like ours, in particular, were created by giovanni giacomo van lint to satisfy collectors and sophisticated travelers, especially english, german, and french, who visited the city during their "voyage d'italie" (voyage of italy), eager to possess a "souvenir" image of rome in its most expansive and characteristic dimension.

for this reason, he became a much-admired painter and was very successful among foreigners visiting rome, who purchased his small-scale views and landscapes, which were thus more easily transportable. So much so that almost all of his paintings are now found in private european collections, particularly those in england.

references: a. Busiri vici, "peter, hendrik, and giacomo van lint. Three 17th- and 18th-century antwerp painters working in rome," bozzi editore, rome 1987.

additional information:

the work is sold complete with a beautiful gilded frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and an iconographic . This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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