92 - Giovanni Battista Busiri (attributed to)

Giovanni Battista Busiri (attributed to) View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of Castor and Pollux, 18th century, gouache on paper, 22 x 33 cm The composition depicts the Roman Forum in its ancient layout on the Campus Vaccinus, bustling with travelers and ordinary people set among monumental ruins and fragments of antiquity.The work belongs to the tradition of Roman cityscapes from the first half of the 18th century and exhibits characteristics attributable to the work of Giovanni Battista Busiri. The reverse bears a label attributing the work to Giovanni Battista Busiri. Set in a contemporary frame.