XVIII century, nine tempera paintings with Views of Rome

early eighteenth century
Views of Rome
(9) Tempera on paper, 9 x 14 cm
With frame 34 x 40 cm

During the 17th century, the fashion for the Grand Tour spread among the aristocracy, a fashion that also continued in the 18th and 19th centuries; the traditional journey carried out with the aim of improving knowledge and knowledge could last from a few months up to three or four years and touched the major European cultural centers, usually ending in Italy.
Engravings of the cities, or small-format paintings, made to preserve the memory and memory of this journey, began to spread. The nine temperas can be compared to this use, although characterized by a quality and attention that is decidedly above average.
A typical example for Rome of this phenomenon are Piranesi's engravings marked by a dramatic intonation, marked by an entirely Roman idea of ​​dignity and magnificence, expressed, as in the nine watercolours, through the grandeur and isolation of the architectural elements and the reduced dimensions of the figures, in order to achieve a sublime feeling of grandeur of the ancient past.
In these nine maps we find represented, the Campo Vaccino, the current area of ​​the Fori, the Piazza del Campidoglio, created by the marvelous architectural direction of Michelangelo, the Colosseum from the outside and the inside, Piazza San Pietro, the ruins of the Castle of 'Acqua Giulia, a now disappeared fountain also known as "Mario's Trophies", due to the discovery of some sculptures in the medieval age, probably created in the Domitian age (81-96 AD), the Trajan column, created by the emperor Trajan to celebrate the victory over the Dacians in 113 AD. C., the remains of the tablinum (the living room) and the apse of the domus aurea, the large urban villa built by Nero between 64 - 68 AD.
They are characterized by an excellent pictorial quality, evident in the definition of the spaces and architecture, represented from life with great attention to detail and a strong monumental sense to convey the grandeur of the city. The recurring presence in some cards of two young people, one dressed in red, the other in blue, can perhaps be associated with the two young people who were making the great journey.

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