Italian school (XVII) - Veduta di Roma - Foro Romano

Oil on copper
Dimensions: 25 × 30 cm with frame, 20 × 24 cm.
Era: late 17th century
Origin: Rome
Refined painting on copper depicting a evocative view of the Roman Forum, created at the end of the eighteenth century.
In the foreground the imposing columns of the Temple of Saturn are recognizable, while in the background the Capitoline Hill rises. The composition, animated by small figures, favors an evocative and poetic reconstruction, designed to convey the timeless charm of the eternal city.
The brushwork and the use of copper confer luminosity and chromatic finesse to the whole.
Works of this type were precious souvenirs of the Grand Tour, the formative journey undertaken by European collectors and aristocrats between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and represent one of the most fascinating testimonies of the romantic taste for ancient Rome.