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Exterior View of the Royal Chapel

Pietro Bellotti

ca. 1750

Not on view

Living in Paris and Versailles in the 1750s, Bellotti, a nephew of the famous Venetian painter Canaletto, exhibited various views he claimed to have painted on-site. This particular work, however, is based on an engraving (by Jacques Rigaud, published in Diverses vues du château de Versailles). The painting shows the palace grounds open to visitors, who enliven the composition, some arriving in sedan chairs.

Exterior View of the Royal Chapel, Pietro Bellotti (Italian, 1725–after 1800), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Exterior View of the Royal Chapel

Artist: Pietro Bellotti (Italian, 1725–after 1800)

Date: ca. 1750

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Unframed: 14 7/8 × 19 in. (37.8 × 48.3 cm)
Framed: 19 11/16 × 23 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (50 × 60.5 × 4 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (V.2015.24)

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