CATEL, Franz Ludwig
(b. 1778, Berlin, d. 1856, Roma)

Garden of the Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome

1837-38
Oil on canvas, 44 x 66 cm
Private collection

The picture shows figures in the garden of the Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, with a view of the old church of San Pancrazio. The painting shows the influence of both Johan Christian Dahl's more naturalist approach to landscape painting, and the continuing legacy of the French painters of the generation following Valenciennes.

The Villa Doria Pamphilj was one of several Roman properties of the Doria Pamphilj Landi family.