Giovanni Paolo Pannini
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Giovanni Paolo Pannini By Nick Beezhold
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Giovanni Paolo Pannini
By Nick Beezhold
His Beginning Life
Giovanni Paolo Pannini was born in Piacenza in 1692.
He trained there as a stage designer.
Moving
He abandoned studying architect for painting. In 1711 he moved to Rome to study drawing and to specialize in decoration.
Not long after 1716 he started receiving recognition.
Giovanni Paolo Pannini as a teacher
Beginning in the 1720s he taught in Rome at the Accademia di San Luca and the Academic de France. He taught perspective to people.
What Type of Painter was He
Giovanni Paolo Pannini was an Italian painter and architect. He was a view painter. He was the first artist to devote his painting to the study of ruins.
Things He is Famous For
Giovanni Paolo Pannini is famous for his cityscapes.
He was famous for painting real and imaginary views of the city Rome.
He also became famous as a decorator of palaces and mansions.
Other facts
He mostly did paintings of buildings. He also did paintings of festivities and historical events.
In his paintings he combined the landmarks of ancient and Renaissance Rome.
He had a son named Francesco Pannini.
In Rome of 1765 Giovanni Paolo Pannini died.
About his Paintings
He painted both old and new paintings. His famous paintings are the many versions of the Pantheon and St. Peters.
Paintings
A few of his paintings are: Roman Capriccio, Views of Ancient Rome, and Views of Modern Rome.
Roman CapriccioViews of Ancient Rome
Views of Modern Rome The Piazza and Church of Santa
Maria
