Who created "Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome"?

Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome was created by Francesco Guardi in c. 1785.

When was "Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome" created?

This artwork was created c. 1785.

What medium is "Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome"?

Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome is oil on canvas.

Is "Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome" in the public domain?

Yes, Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

Francesco Guardi

c. 1785

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 46.8 x 76.3 cm (18 7/16 x 30 1/16 in.) framed: 63.7 x 91.8 x 7 cm (25 1/16 x 36 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CIS-B

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Howard Sturges

Accession Number

1956.9.2

About the Artist

Francesco Guardi · 1712–1793

Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (1712–1793) was born into a noble family of painters from Trentino who had settled in Venice. His father, Domenico Guardi, a minor painter trained in Vienna, died in 1716, leaving young Francesco to inherit the family workshop alongside his brothers Giovanni Antonio (Gian Antonio) and Niccolò, both artists, and sister Maria Cecilia, who married the renowned Giovanni Battis...

Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

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