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Modern Rome

1757
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 627
Modern Rome is a pendant to Ancient Rome (on view nearby) and catalogs some of the city’s most famous monuments from the two centuries prior to the execution of these paintings. Guidebooks and writings on art typically contrasted modern and ancient works to better draw out their strengths and weaknesses. Akin to luxurious postcards, they condense an itinerary of must-see sights. They were commissioned by the comte de Stainville, later duc de Choiseul, ambassador to Rome from 1753 to 1757; he is shown seated in an armchair. Among the works illustrated are Michelangelo’s Moses and statues by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. For more about this painting, including the identification of additional monuments, visit its collection record at The Met website.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Modern Rome
  • Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691–1765 Rome)
  • Date: 1757
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 67 3/4 x 91 3/4 in. (172.1 x 233 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.63.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Figures in Classical Ruins, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, over black chalk
Figures in Classical Ruins
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691–1765
Ruins of a Basilica or Mausoleum, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Pen and gray ink, brush and brown and gray wash
Ruins of a Basilica or Mausoleum
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691–1765
Man Shading His Face with a Tricorne, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Brush and pale brown wash, over graphite
Man Shading His Face with a Tricorne
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691–1765
The Lottery in Piazza di Montecitorio, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Pen and black ink, watercolor, over graphite; framing lines in pen and black ink at left, right, and upper margins
The Lottery in Piazza di Montecitorio
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1743–1744
Design for the Decoration of a Palace Interior, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
Design for the Decoration of a Palace Interior
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691–1765

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