Capriccio Collection

Capriccio Landscape, by Jean Victor Bertin (1767-1842). Date: circa 1810

A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741 (oil on canvas)
3366978 A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, 1741 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 170.8x217.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; Italian

Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas)
CHT181992 Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas) by Servandoni, Giovanni Niccolo (1695-1766); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Pilgrims beside Classical Buildings, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)
3930919 Pilgrims beside Classical Buildings, c.1710 (oil on canvas) by Carlieri, Alberto (1672-1720); 65X49 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

The Bard, 1774 (oil on canvas)
NGW238895 The Bard, 1774 (oil on canvas) by Jones, Thomas (1743-1803); 114.5x168 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Trompe-l'oeil paintings in the dining room at Sezincote, Gloucestershire
CLF320660 Trompe-l'oeil paintings in the dining room at Sezincote, Gloucestershire, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Man sketching the ruins of a classical temple (oil on canvas)
BRM349591 Man sketching the ruins of a classical temple (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: possibly an architect making an architectural drawing;)

Because she was susceptible, plate 32 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81651 Because she was susceptible, plate 32 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint)
IND81658 As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Sleep overcomes them, plate 34 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81653 Sleep overcomes them, plate 34 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20x13.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dream of lies and inconstancy)

Architectural fantasy incorporating the repeated slogan We Are Building, 1930 (litho)
3106884 Architectural fantasy incorporating the repeated slogan We Are Building, 1930 (litho) by Chernikhov, Yakov (1889-1951); Private Collection

Study of a Roman Temple (w / c on paper)
XOU173127 Study of a Roman Temple (w/c on paper) by Chedanne, Georges Paul (1861-1940); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France

Ruins of a Temple with a Sibyl, c. 1719 (oil on canvas)
450144 Ruins of a Temple with a Sibyl, c.1719 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 86x70 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

A Capriccio of a Mediterranean Port with Berninis Triton Fountain
CH402370 A Capriccio of a Mediterranean Port with Berninis Triton Fountain, and a Capriccio of the Palais du Louvre, 1651 (oil on canvas) by Lingelbach

Capricci of Classical ruins with philosophers discoursing (oil on canvas) (pair to 623398
623399 Capricci of Classical ruins with philosophers discoursing (oil on canvas) (pair to 623398) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765)

Capricci of Roman ruins with figures (oil on canvas) (pair to 623376)
623375 Capricci of Roman ruins with figures (oil on canvas) (pair to 623376) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765) (circle of)

The Basilica of Constantine with a Doric Colonnade, 1685-90 (oil on canvas)
4073384 The Basilica of Constantine with a Doric Colonnade, 1685-90 (oil on canvas) by Codazzi, Niccolo (1642-93); 97.6x135 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Landscape with a waterfall, 1791 (w / c)
6200154 Landscape with a waterfall, 1791 (w/c) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 37.2x52.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English, out of copyright

The Colosseum with the Arch of Constantine, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
6041564 The Colosseum with the Arch of Constantine, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, G. P. (1691-1765) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arco di Costantino)

Entrance to a Greek city (engraving)
970400 Entrance to a Greek city (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to a Greek city)

Capriccio view of the Roman Forum, c. 1760 (oil on canvas)
470233 Capriccio view of the Roman Forum, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 62x97 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Classical Scene - Ruined Temple, 19th century (oil on canvas)
810566 Classical Scene - Ruined Temple, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765) (style of); 76x64 cm; Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, Lancashire

A Neapolitan capriccio (w / c on paper)
3120510 A Neapolitan capriccio (w/c on paper) by Glennie, Arthur (1803-90); 15.2x11.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Ruins with a Sibyl and other Figures, c. 1720 (oil on canvas)
1216756 Ruins with a Sibyl and other Figures, c.1720 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 64x49 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel)
AII80438 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr. to); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

Ruins, scenery design for a performance of Macbeth
CHT165856 Ruins, scenery design for a performance of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) at the Theatre Lyrique, Chatelet, Paris, 1865 (charcoal and white chalk on paper) by Cambon

Classical Drawings (pen & ink on paper)
GRH242138 Classical Drawings (pen & ink on paper) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Italian Harbour (oil on panel)
BAL226648 Italian Harbour (oil on panel) by Lingelbach, Johannes (1622-74); Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; Dutch, out of copyright

Capricci of Classical ruins with philosophers discoursing (oil on canvas) (pair to 623399
623398 Capricci of Classical ruins with philosophers discoursing (oil on canvas) (pair to 623399) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765)

Marcus Curtius leaping into the Chasm, a Capriccio with Trajan
990431 Marcus Curtius leaping into the Chasm, a Capriccio with Trajans Column and other Classical Buildings beyond, (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini

A Capriccio of a Piazza in front of a Palace with the Column of Marcus Aurelius
991419 A Capriccio of a Piazza in front of a Palace with the Column of Marcus Aurelius, (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); 110x144 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A capriccio of a Venetian Palace Overlooking a Piazza with an Obelisk, (black chalk
990016 A capriccio of a Venetian Palace Overlooking a Piazza with an Obelisk, (black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Canaletto

Interior of a grotto with an antique vase and ruins, three pilgrims at the entrance
CH422644 Interior of a grotto with an antique vase and ruins, three pilgrims at the entrance (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703)

Roman Ruins with the Blind Belisarius (oil on canvas)
LMG128871 Roman Ruins with the Blind Belisarius (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 142.3x132.1 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

Imaginary View with Ancient Ruins (etching)
880642 Imaginary View with Ancient Ruins (etching) by Fossati, Davide Antonio (1708-c.1779); 25.4x36 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel)
AII80437 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr. to); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel)
AII80436 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr)

Peasants Amongst Roman Ruins, 1743 (oil on canvas)
PWI91021 Peasants Amongst Roman Ruins, 1743 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 79x97 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

A Mediterranean Port Scene, 1752
PAR87630 A Mediterranean Port Scene, 1752 by Lacroix de Marseille, Charles Francois (c.1700-82); 99.4x134.9 cm; Private Collection; ePartridge Fine Arts, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines
CTS449158 Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines, a city and travellers (pen & brown ink with brown wash) by Valckenborch

A View of a Garden, seen from within a Roman Vault, 1802 - 1824 (oil on canvas)
1217889 A View of a Garden, seen from within a Roman Vault, 1802 - 1824 (oil on canvas) by Granet, Francois-Marius (1775-1849); 47.3x60.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

View of an old circus with other monuments inside, c. 1760 (etching)
1071713 View of an old circus with other monuments inside, c.1760 (etching) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

A Capriccio of Roman Ruins with the Arch of Constantine, c. 1755 (oil on canvas)
996331 A Capriccio of Roman Ruins with the Arch of Constantine, c.1755 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 99.1x135.3 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Capriccio with Roman ruins and Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery (oil on canvas)
702591 Capriccio with Roman ruins and Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery (oil on canvas) by Maglioli, Francesco (17th century)

A Capriccio of the Scuola di San Marco, Venice, from the Palazzo Grifalconi-Loredan
659334 A Capriccio of the Scuola di San Marco, Venice, from the Palazzo Grifalconi-Loredan, (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768)

Capriccio view of the ruins of Heidelberg Castle (oil on canvas)
492232 Capriccio view of the ruins of Heidelberg Castle (oil on canvas) by Rohden, Johann Martin von (1778-1868); 78.4x105 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A Capriccio of a Roman Port during a Storm (pencil & w / c with scratching out on paper)
CH402150 A Capriccio of a Roman Port during a Storm (pencil & w/c with scratching out on paper) by Gandy, Joseph Michael (1771-1843); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

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"Capriccio: A Journey Through Artistic Imagination" Step into the world of capriccio, where artists let their imagination run wild and create captivating scenes that blend reality with fantasy. From Jean Victor Bertin's "Capriccio Landscape" to the intriguing "A Capriccio of the Roman Forum, " these artworks transport us to dreamlike realms. In "Pilgrims beside Classical Buildings, " we witness a harmonious fusion of ancient architecture and human devotion. The oil on canvas painting captures the essence of pilgrimage, as travelers find solace amidst grandiose structures. Trompe-l'oeil paintings in Sezincote's dining room amaze guests with their deceptive realism. These black-and-white photographs from Country Houses of the Cotswolds offer glimpses into a space where art blurs boundaries between illusion and reality. Observing a man sketching ruins of a classical temple, we are reminded of our fascination with history and its remnants. The artist's brush strokes breathe life into forgotten stories, inviting us to ponder upon the passage of time. Los caprichos etchings by Francisco Goya reveal his satirical genius. In plate 32 titled "Because she was susceptible, " he humorously portrays human vulnerability to flattery, reminding us not to be easily swayed by empty words. Plate 39, aptly named "As Far back as his Grandfather, " takes us on an ancestral journey through generations. Goya's aquatint technique adds depth to this piece, emphasizing how our past shapes who we become. The ethereal beauty captured in plate 34 titled "Sleep overcomes them" transports us into a realm where dreams intertwine with reality. Goya masterfully uses etching techniques to evoke emotions and challenge our perceptions. From Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Carceri d'invenzione series comes an eerie yet mesmerizing plate depicting intricate prison chambers.