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Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691–1765) makes Rome a subject that is both observed and reinvented: his topographical views describe the city precisely, while his capricci freely bring together real monuments and sculptures. This distinction can be seen in the View of the Roman Forum (1735) and in the Capriccio of Roman Ruins with the Pantheon (c. 1755), where architecture becomes the material for an imaginary composition. His work also includes depictions of historical events, mythological scenes set in Rome and portraits of Roman high society.
Trained in perspective and architectural drawing in Piacenza as part of theatrical stage design, he moved to Rome in 1711. There, he studied figure drawing, landscape and fresco decoration with Benedetto Luti and Andrea Locatelli. In 1722, the Holy See entrusted him with the decoration of the apartments of Innocent XIII at the Quirinal Palace; in 1754, he was elected Prince of the Academy of Saint Luke. In Modern Rome and Ancient Rome, dated 1756/57/58, the monuments are presented as paintings hung in an imaginary building suggestive of a museum. Panini continued his work in Rome at the head of a studio whose participants included Hubert Robert and his son Francesco. An exhibition devoted to his work was held at the Louvre from 1992 to 1993, then in Piacenza and Braunschweig in 1993; Michael Kiene published its catalogue in 1992. The Louvre Museum holds several of his paintings.
This profile brings together identity references for Giovanni Paolo Panini and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Watercolour
Caprice architectural à Rome
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2024-05-01
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Feder in Braun auf Papier
Auction date : 2015-11-14
Published result : 1860 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 2000
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Umkreis
Tuschfeder-Zeichnung
Date to be documented
Published result : 100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400
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Oil on canvas
"Ruine et la pyramide Cestia",
huile sur toile
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
D’après Pannini Giovanni Paolo — Ruinenlandschaft
Oel auf Leinwand
Nach
Catalogue period : 2025-11-29
After
Published result : 1400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Pair of oils on canvas
Suiveur de Giovanni Paolo Panini — Personnages dans des ruines,
Paire d’huiles sur toile
suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2017-05-06
Follower of
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200–1800
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in der Art
Öl auf Lwd.
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Date to be documented
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800
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in der Art
Öl auf Lwd.
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Date to be documented
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 750
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in der Art
Öl auf Lwd.
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Date to be documented
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 1800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 900
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