Leonardo Coccorante

Landscape with Roman Ruins and Figures

Landscape with Roman Ruins and Figures by Leonardo Coccorante

Artwork Detail

Leonardo Coccorante was a Neapolitan painter who worked very much in the style of Viviano Codazzi. Although the scene recalls the Bay of Naples it is a capriccio (an imaginary composition formed from aspects of different places). This mode of landscape was popular among Italian landscape artists during this period because of the number of European tourists on the Grand Tour, who wanted a memento of their journey. Works such as this were hugely influential on the development of theatre design.

Title
Landscape with Roman Ruins and Figures
Artist/creator
Leonardo Coccorante
Production date
1740s
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
1000 x 1400 x 75 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
Accession no
1961/18
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Department
International Art
Display status
On display

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