‘Capriccio with the Campidoglio’ artwork by Bernardo Bellotto, an Italian landscape painter. He was the student and nephew of the renowned Giovanni Antonio Canal, whose cityscape style he interpreted and created his own. Bellotto has created numerous landscape paintings while he was in Italy and also in Warsaw where he had spent rest of his life till death. ‘Capriccio of the Capitol’ describes the city of Rome in realism technique. This work is a capriccio meaning the mix of here, the Capitol of Rome along with archaeological ruins in the foreground. Through this art, the painter tries to blend the city with its grandeur past, an artist creates a fantastical city with real buildings by incorporating important architectural elements.
Bellotto ‘s artwork is often seen as darker and colder; this painting is an accurate example of the same. The painting particularly includes a glimpse of the Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio) from the foot of the Cordonata staircase, it also includes the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli. At the top of the stairs stands the marble statue of Castor, while the Palazzo Nuovo (seen at an angle) and a partial view of the Palazzo Senatorio look out onto the square.
Bernard Bellotto a renowned artist of 18th Century was known for his unique Capriccio genre. The artwork Capriccio with Campidoglio hill features the foot of Cordonata Staircase and include Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli. Bernard Bellotto used to paint architectural remains from his memory and imagination with the realistic visual of buildings and arches which connects the viewer of every era as it gives whole picture of what it was.
And what remain standing without discarding anything. Bernard's technique of using unique frame lets the viewer part with and out era. It's now even in 21st Century.
