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Giovanni Paolo Pannini

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Giovanni Paolo Pannini was especially known for his large-format cityscapes and views, also known as veduta. He showed particular interest in the city of Rome, which served as his home for most of his life. His works showed both real and imaginary views of the ruins of ancient Rome. Pannini combined precise observation and tender nostalgia in his works. In this way he incorporated elements from the late classical baroque as well as early romanticism into his paintings. Among his most famous works are various depictions of the Pantheon and St. Peter's Cathedral, in which he repeatedly varied smaller details in the composition, thus creating variety.

In Italy, it was customary that famous painters were addressed only by their surname. This also applied to Pannini. His training began in his home town of Piacenza, in the Duchy of Parma. He studied with Guiseppe Natali, Andrea Galluzzi and Francesco Galli Bibiena, among others. From Galli Bibiena he learned the profession of stage designer. How long his training in Piacenza lasted and at what age he began to dedicate himself to the art is not exactly known. From 1711 Pannini finally moved to Rome. There he received drawing lessons with Benedetto Luti. During his time in Rome he also made the acquaintance of Canaletto, whose works had a strong influence on Pannini. His training as a stage designer allowed him to artistically design various palaces in Rome, which soon made him famous. Between 1719 and 1725 he worked as a decorator at the Villa Patrizi, the Palazzo de Carolis or the Seminario Romano. During his career Pannini was also allowed to paint some famous personalities of his time, such as Pope Benedict XIV. He was also commissioned several times to paint Roman festivities. However, before 1730 Pannini's works were strongly influenced by historical and religious motifs.

Pannini was also very active as a teacher and influenced many young artists. He became a member of the Accademia di San Luca between 1718 and 1719. There he later also became active as a teacher. The Académie de France accepted him as a member in 1732 and later on employed him as a professor for perspective theory at their school in Rome. There he taught, among other things, Jean Honore Fragonard, which he is said to have influenced. Other students of his were his son Francesco Pannini, who later followed in his father's footsteps, the Frenchman Hubert Robert and the vedute painter Antonio Joli. Robert worked in Pannini's studio and is considered his most important student. Indirectly Pannini's style also influenced vedutists like Canaletto or Bernardo Bellotto. His special eye for perspective was often imitated. Pannini's second son Guiseppe also took up an artistically influenced profession and became a respected architect. Pannini died at the age of 74 in Rome and has been painting less and less often lately. © Meisterdrucke

A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741

Giovanni Paolo Pannini

1741 | Oil on canvas

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A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741

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