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Ruins of the Forum, Rome
(c. 1743)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
87.0 × 148.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1919
© Public Domain
Gallery location
17th to 18th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew and pupil of Venice’s most famous view painter, Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. By the time he left Canaletto’s studio in the early 1740s to commence his own career, Bellotto had thoroughly absorbed his uncle’s painting manner and techniques. After leaving Venice to explore Italy and central and northern Europe, Bellotto developed his own distinctive images of towns and landscapes. Ruins of the Forum, Rome dates from his first sojourn in Rome and is one of a group of seven large views showing the city’s most famous landmarks.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
964-3
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
columns (architectural elements) forums (open spaces) Italy (nation) Roman Forum Rome (inhabited place) ruins