Veue de l’Amphiteatre de la Vigne Pamphile
late 17th century
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-533-247
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Gabriel Perelle’s *Veue de l’Amphiteatre de la Vigne Pamphile* captures a late-17th-century view of ancient ruins nestled within the Pamphili family’s Roman vineyard. Perelle, a prolific French printmaker active during the reign of Louis XIV, specialized in elegant topographical views that brought distant classical sites to European audiences. His prints often blended accurate observation with a romantic sense of antiquity, reflecting the period’s growing fascination with Rome’s layered history. As an etching or engraving, the medium allowed Perelle’s delicate line work to circulate widely, f...