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Gaspar Van Wittel

Gaspar Van Wittel (1652/53 - 1736) was active/lived in Italy, Holland.  Gaspar Van Wittel is known for River scene paintings, veduta, topography, drawing.

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Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel; 1652 or 1653 – September 13, 1736), known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA:  or Gasparo degli Occhiali, was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome. He played a pivotal role in the development of the genre of topographical painting known as "veduta". He is credited with turning topography into a painterly specialism in Italian art.

Van Wittel was born into a Roman Catholic family. His father was a cart maker. Caspar studied painting in Amersfoort with the relatively obscure Thomas Jansz van Veenendaal for 4 or 5 years and then with the better known Matthias Withoos for 7 years.

His first extant works were made in Hoorn in 1672 to where he had fled after the French invasion and occupation of Amersfoort in the Rampjaar. He returned to Amersfoort where he was active until 1674, the year in which he left for Italy together with his friend Jacob van Staverden, another pupi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4381 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Gaspar Van Wittel

   Gaspar Van Wittel  Born:  1652/53 - Amersfoot, Dutch Republic
Died:   1736 - Rome, Italy
Known for:  River scene paintings, veduta, topography, drawing
Name variants:  Gasparo degli Occhiall, Jaspar Adriaenz Van Wittell, Gaspare Vanvitelli, Caspar van Wittel

Caspar van Wittel or Gaspar van Wittel (born Jasper Adriaensz van Wittel; 1652 or 1653 – September 13, 1736), known in Italian as Gaspare Vanvitelli (IPA:  or Gasparo degli Occhiali, was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who had a long career in Rome. He played a pivotal role in the development of the genre of topographical painting known as "veduta". He is credited with turning topography into a painterly specialism in Italian art.

Van Wittel was born into a Roman Catholic family. His father was a cart maker. Caspar studied painting in Amersfoort with the relatively obscure Thomas Jansz van Veenendaal for 4 or 5 years and then with the better known Matthias Withoos for 7 years.

His first extant works were made in Hoorn in   ...  Displaying 750 of 4381 characters.

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