Bernardo bellotto - view of the via di ripetta in rome, 1742–1744, oil on canvas, acquired in 1964 with funds from the state of north rhine-westphalia bettina baumgärtel: "for a long time, antonio canal, called canaletto (1697–1768), but now his student and nephew bernardo bellotto, also called canaletto, was considered the author of the magnificent veduta of the promenade on the banks of the tiber in rome (. . ) it is undoubtedly thanks to the two canalettos that the large-format veduta reached a high level of perfection. The photographically accurate reproduction down to the last detail fascinated contemporaries. Where pope clement xi had the tiber port rebuilt, the palazzo borghese with its loggia in the front right still stands on the street leading north, next to it the church of san girolamo degli illirici or degli schiavoni (15th century) and that of the boatmen, san rocco (1499), with a classicist façade since 1834. Today the old customs house on the left side of the street, in the middle ground of the picture, has been demolished and the augustus mausoleum and the ara pacis of augustus have been uncovered. Bellotto's view of the city and its counterpart, the view from the palazzo quirinale, are a reminder of the irreplaceable beauty of rome. ". Date: 1744.
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