Bidspirit auction | Gaspar van Wittel (Amersfoort, 1653

Gaspar van Wittel (Amersfoort, 1653 - Roma, 1736) Attributed to - Oil on canvas cm. 60x75. Framed The painting depicts one of Gaspar van Wittel’s favored views of Tivoli, taken from the left bank of the Aniene before the old waterfall. The composition is characterized by the row of houses along the right bank reflected in the calm river, the town in the background dominated by the Temple of the Sibyl, and the clear, luminous atmosphere animated by small staffage figures in the foreground, all elements typical of the artist’s work. Provenance: Private collection, Rome.