Drawing, Roman Ruins with Figures, ca. 1745, Giovanni Paolo Panini, circa 1745
Vertical rectangle. Unfinished composition showing a ruined vaulted structure before which is a relief showing three standing figures. At left, sculptures of the belvedere torso [vatican museum] and the borghese warrior [louvre]. Various figures in conversation. Date: circa 1745. Dimensions: H x W: 38.3 × 27 cm (15 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.). Medium: brush and watercolor, graphite, watercolor on white paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Roman Ruins with Figures, ca. 1745 (CH 18357879)