Giovanni Paolo Panini
Giovanni Paolo Pannini, and Panini, ( born June 17, 1691 Piacenza, † October 21, 1765 in Rome) was an Italian painter and architect who is known for his view painting.
Life
Pannini first learned in Piacenza the profession of stage designer. Maybe he was a pupil of Francesco Galli Bibbiena. 1711 he moved to Rome and took drawing lessons with Benedetto Luti. In Rome he met Canaletto know, who influenced him greatly.
Pannini was then in Rome as a decorator of palaces such as the Villa Patrizi (1718-1725), the Seminario Romano (1722) for Cardinal Spinola and the Palazzo de Carolis ( 1720) and known for his cityscapes ( vistas ) of Rome, where he particularly remains of Roman antiquity such as the Pantheon and portrayed images of picture galleries with views of Rome. He also painted portraits and Roman celebrations and squares such as Piazza Navona ( Louvre, Galerie Hannover Lower Saxony ).
In 1718 he became a member of the Congregation dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. He also taught at the Accademia di San Luca ( which he was a member ) and the Académie de France in Rome, where he influenced, among others, Jean- Honoré Fragonard. In July 1732 he became a member of the French Royal Academy of Arts. In his studio also worked Hubert Robert and his own son Francesco Pannini. His work also influenced other painters of views as his pupil Antonio Joli, and the Frenchman Hubert Robert.
He also designed festivals, for example, 1729 to celebrate the birth of the French heir to the throne ( " Dauphin " ) for Cardinal Melchior de Polignac and 1745 for the marriage of the Dauphin. He has been involved in the painting of the different Roman palaces, so in 1722 for the Palazzo del Quirinale for Pope Innocent XIII. , 1721/22, the Seminario Romano Cardinal Spinola and 1720 the Palazzo de Carolis.
His son Giuseppe was an architect and his son Francesco, a painter who followed in his footsteps.
Gallery
(Selection)
Musical Fête ( 1747 )
Picture Gallery with Views of Ancient Rome ( 1758)
Picture Gallery with Views of contemporary Rome ( 1759)
Roman Ruins with a Prophet (1751 )
Colosseum and Arch of Emperor Constantine